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[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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Nothing dings your credit card, so there is no little electronic moment announcing: Look what you just got.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

They can take credit for helping turn the annual schedule release into an event; last year their Minecraft-themed release video was the most viewed reveal on X with more than 19 million views.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Many also credit Mao with laying the foundation for China to become a modern, technologically advanced nation, said Mobo Gao, professor of Chinese studies at Adelaide University.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Their solid groundstrokes, sharp movement and never-say-die attitude caused problems for their opponents, who deserve huge credit for staying focused in a partisan environment.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

In 1998, AIG FP entered the new market for corporate credit default swaps: It sold insurance to banks against the risk of defaults by huge numbers of investment-grade public corporations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

He credits academy director Ose Aibangee as one of the biggest influences on his career, pushing his limits.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

She leaves the place—New York’s Tavern on the Green, in Central Park—and gets into a cab, kicking off the film’s opening credits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

But even with the improvements to California’s film and TV tax credits, the state’s program still has limitations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Instead, all of the tedious, disappointing, ridiculous components fuse, creating a viewing experience that is occasionally infuriating in the moment, but leaves the mind the second the credits roll.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Van glanced out the window, into the seminary, a Mormon teaching center where students are allowed to spend a period each school day learning the gospel and earning credits toward seminary graduation.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The concept of electromagnetic radiation originated with him and is credited as paving the way for Einstein's special theory of relativity.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Shen and Leung credited their decision to build financial assets, rather than home equity, with giving them the financial independence to retire early, and live off their portfolio as digital nomads around the world.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Nieto credited Flock cameras with helping detectives develop leads and track a vehicle of interest associated with the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Instead, it allowed construction to continue because it found the trust unlikely to have standing, and credited the government’s warnings that a halt could create national security, engineering, and operational problems.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

They never once credited Elizebeth or her team for anything.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Travis Kalanick, the ousted founder of Uber, resurfaced publicly this year, crediting that very dynamic as he pushed his newest AI-focused startup.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The previous record was 35 days and Woods did it in just 29, crediting ice cream slushies for helping her power through.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

While crediting Spahn with helping the CDU return to power, the chancellor added: "Credibility is the most valuable asset in politics."

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

During the 2025 postseason, Randle shook his reputation for fading in the playoffs, crediting his perseverance to a mentality instilled in him many years earlier by Bryant.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Fully crediting this story, and knowing, moreover, that China was opposite to us, I had often taken down my atlas and hunted through that ancient empire, in hopes of finding a corresponding sheet of water.

From The Haunted Homestead A Novel by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth




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