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credit

[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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The stolen data did not include Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, credit or debit card information or account passwords.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Be cautious of unexpected emails, phone calls, or text messages” related to the incident, including claims that the caller is from ETS or the state or a credit monitoring company, officials also warned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Net interest income rose 3.3% to $1.3 billion, driven in part by fixed-rate asset turnover, average loan growth, higher hedging income and credit interest recoveries, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Can I get a credit card in my new country?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

I’ll give her credit, though: She made up a can of dough balls for our bait.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Maya and James A were left yawning ever more widely in the desperate hope that the other two would join in, before the credits rolled.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Zimbo also credits various organisations across Birmingham which are working with young people and delivering projects, and the impact that is having.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The remaining 10 percent would have had to be compensated for through various credits obtained among other things by using low-carbon steel.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

EV sales peaked around 12% of the new-car market in the third quarter of 2025 before the tax credits went away, and have hovered around 6% this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

As the credits roll, he jogs over to talk with the guy running the projector.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Powell began his government career as a diplomat but later served as an adviser in Tony Blair's government, where he was credited with negotiating a peace deal in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Carter is widely credited with ushering the “Born This Way” singer into superstardom in the aughts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Emmanuel Saez, an economist who teaches at University of California, Berkeley, is credited as one of the authors of Proposition 40.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It is widely credited as being one of the best US TV series of the 21st century.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Long after the suffragists’ goals had been met, many of them credited the index cards with having helped them immeasurably in convincing certain congressmen to support their cause.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

On Monday, Washington posted a tribute to comedian Reggie McFadden, crediting the “In Living Color” actor with introducing him to his wife more than 30 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Arday's critics claim that his work relied on copying other academics without properly crediting their work from the outset, which he denies.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

WPP shares surged after the advertising group said its key top-line metric fell less sharply last quarter, with CEO Cindy Rose crediting her turnaround plan with driving a run of account wins, Adrià Calatayud writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

If policymakers issue a forecast, they start crediting evidence that confirms it and discounting evidence that doesn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

I drew a long breath with a returning sense of security, scarcely crediting the success of the artifice, and almost doubting whether the whole scene were not a dream.

From The Captive in Patagonia by Benjamin Franklin Bourne


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