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

On Monday, Rana refiled the lawsuit in New York state court, with his lawyer attributing the weeklong takedown to a clerical error.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 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

Although many people greeted the new forensic sciences with reverence, attributing to them a godlike power, they were often susceptible to human error.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann