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Credit-ratings firms are paid by bond issuers to analyze the bonds and the financial health of the issuers to come up with a credit rating.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Nevertheless, for households in the 21-nation euro area, another hike will still mean pricier mortgages, consumer credit and other loans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Consumer Council for Northern Ireland has said the supplier's credit customers and prepayment customers will see their annual electricity costs rise by about £129 a year.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Signet plans to enter a $125 million accelerated share repurchase program and renewed its consumer credit agreement with Bread Financial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“It is a credit to your navigational skills that we did not blow off course.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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The credits likely wouldn’t have transferred anyway—the differences in the two education systems were vast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
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
Assembly Bill 2222, which would create refundable tax credits for California local news organizations based on the number of journalists they employ, joins a litany of bills on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
I turn the movie back on and watch until the end, and the credits roll and stop and the screen changes.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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He credited the artificial-intelligence build-out as well as the growing need for energy, even excluding the run-up in oil prices due to the war in Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Sometimes referred to as “Trekkies” or “Trekkers,” the show’s fans have long been credited with helping save the original series from cancellation through letter-writing campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Ms. Badu and Mr. Maman share production duties and she is credited with playing several instruments, arranging and mixing, so the album’s overall sound seems like a true collaboration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Eventually, William was credited as their sole creator.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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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
Things have since quietened, she says, crediting patrols by the army and government-backed vigilantes, but the atmosphere is still tense.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
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
There is, however, little ground for crediting him with such constancy.
From Rupert Prince Palatine by Eva Scott
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