attributing

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Chopra responded, “Nothing human is foreign to me,” attributing that to a “Roman poet whose name I forget.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The US unemployment rate has remained relatively steady around 4.3 percent despite the tumult in labor demand, with economists attributing it to a drop in labor supply.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins reported on air that the armed suspect was killed by the Secret Service, attributing it to security for Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Despite the challenges in attributing cable cuts, some analysts say recent incidents have been so specific that it is hard to believe they were accidental.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

However, a veterinarian in Bainbridge, Georgia, Dr. Otis L. Poitevint, who was called upon to treat many of the affected animals, has summarized his reasons for attributing the deaths to the insecticide as follows.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson