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[uh-skrahyb] / əˈskraɪb /


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They caution against accepting narratives that ascribe human traits to nonhuman things and suggest this incident was merely a case of poor security practices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

If we are equal in this sense, then it is impossible to defend policies that ascribe lesser worth to some individuals or groups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

“With uncertainty regarding the supply picture looking ahead, we speculate investors may be less willing to ascribe a higher multiple even in light of an improved demand backdrop,” analysts wrote.

From Barron's Apr. 17, 2026

Like everyone I spoke to, Tim and Star ascribe Minneapolis’ successful mobilization to lessons learned during that time.

From Slate Feb. 11, 2026

Life is just a series of dumb decisions and indecisions and coincidences that we choose to ascribe meaning to.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Eurasia Group is one of the world’s leading geopolitical risk consultancies and it ascribes a two-thirds probability to the pause in hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz holding.

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

Today, MS ascribes no value to Resolution in its base case for either company, Anand says.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

He ascribes Poland's rapid military build-up to "first of all, the geopolitical situation, but also, the experience of history."

From BBC May 2, 2025

What is important is that he is able to convince fanatic followers of the sacred mission he ascribes to himself as well as to them.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2023

The tradition of the earliest document J ascribes the worship of Yahweh to much earlier times, in fact to the dawn of human life.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

When StepStone adds the investment to its own portfolio, however, it typically values it at the higher price ascribed to the investment by the fund where it came from.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Liberty ascribed NV Energy’s decision to new “market circumstances” in the latter’s home service region.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Hamilton has ascribed his improvement in form after a difficult 2025 to "a change of attitude".

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

He thinks Citrini Research should have ascribed probabilities to all their scenarios to make them more valuable.

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

All he knew was that he had to carry on the work that God had, in the vision, ascribed to Benton.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

“But tonight, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett made it great again by ascribing to me an incident involving Ilya Shapiro.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Wall Street is essentially ascribing the majority of future GLP-1/obesity market share to a duopoly—Lilly and Novo, notwithstanding competition.

From Barron's Sep. 26, 2025

Greenhalgh’s script doesn’t seem at all interested in understanding Winehouse psychologically, instead ascribing all her woes to her toxic co-dependent relationship with Fielder-Civil.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

Although Barrett strays away from ascribing universal meaning to dreams and encourages dreamers to interpret their dreams for themselves, Salon asked her to unpack what’s going on with five commonly reported nightmares.

From Salon Oct. 24, 2023

I tell you what, Mose, this sure is somebody’s kind of truth, but I wouldn’t be ascribing it to God.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe




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