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credit

[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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Barclays fell 4.9% after recording above-expectation credit impairments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The equity market is not giving Alphabet’s stock the credit it’s due, as investors ignored booming second-quarter profit growth and chose instead to focus on the uptick in capital-expenditure commitments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Delaware Life executives told one credit rating firm they were unaware the loans were made to entities tied to Walter, the Journal reported.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

And, to their credit, there are many in the construction industry who want to do the same.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

In doing so, he likely also became the only investor to do the sort of old-fashioned bank credit analysis on the home loans that should have been done before they were made.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Baker traveled with the San Francisco Giants’ contingent to celebrate Kent, who credits Baker with helping transform him into the National League MVP, All-Star and eventually a Hall of Famer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

It said it was too early to know how many people keep using the wallet after the credits run out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

And now for the bad news: If you don’t claim by 70, you permanently forgo any monthly benefits you could have received after turning 70 because delayed retirement credits stop at that age.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Lamboria credits her ASI coaches for improving his physical strength and a motivational coach and sports psychologist for sharpening her mental game.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, on the Black Tiger monitor, the end credits had begun to scroll over an image of the game’s barbarian hero sitting on a throne with a slender princess at his side.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

He credited making the runoff election to his years in the community advocating for anti-displacement measures for tenants and lowering the rent cap.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Yet on Feb. 1, 2020, his diary records a meeting with a dozen prominent virologists in which only two credited this “natural origins” theory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

In 1922, Georgia’s governor credited Felton with having “all the qualities of heart and head that equip one for broad and constructive statesmanship.”

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

To my surprise, the proceeds from the sale were credited to my money-market settlement fund, but I did not receive the dividend.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Maria herself credited some of Amsterdam’s famous insect collectors for aiding her investigations.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

England and Manchester City both offered their condolences to the Keegan family, with the latter crediting their former manager with establishing them as a Premier League club.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The 2nd Circuit relied on the long-familiar Mathews test here, crediting the government’s concerns about flight risks, but ultimately ruling in favor of requiring a bond hearing given the length of Black’s and G.M.’s detentions.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

Shares of Google’s parent company rise 3.9% after results beat expectations, with CEO Sundar Pichai unsurprisingly crediting AI investments underpinning much of the growth across the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

The Spanish government has said that Spain's exports to China rose 6.8 percent in 2025, crediting the growth to strong ties with Beijing.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

Hardly crediting her senses—fearing that she should wake up and find her freedom but a dream—she took a coach and hastened to her own door.

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various




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