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credit

[kred-it] / ˈkrɛd ɪt /








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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

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

From Salon 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

Suzanne stood behind the counter running a lady’s credit card through the machine with one hand while she answered the ringing phone with the other.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

She credits her "supportive and helpful" husband Jonathan, management at the BBC and her children Iris, 13, Vivienne, 11 and Caspian, 9.

From BBC Sep. 6, 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

He was a prolific voice actor as well whose credits included “FernGully: The Last Rainforest,” “The Wild Thornberrys” and “Over the Garden Wall.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 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

I'd expect that from the shallow, pompous best-friend character who would try to get between us, but not from the guy I was supposed to end up with before the credits rolled.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Late in the fourth quarter, the public-address announcer credited Siale with a block on a big run play even though the big man hadn’t touched the field all half.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

He credited the Nepalese army for doing "a wonderful job" in managing the explosions with precision to ensure they would not destabilise the tunnel.

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

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

The springs were credited with many miraculous cures.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

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 award-winning author testified during the trial, describing the attack and crediting a firefighter with saving his life by providing medical care.

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

My own emotions were suspended till interrogations had obtained a knowledge of her reasons for crediting this fatal event, and till she had explained the time and manner of her death.

From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown




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