attributable

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"Hybrid warfare" is when a hostile state carries out an anonymous, deniable attack, usually in highly suspicious circumstances, but stops short of being an attributable act of war.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Sheldon Jacobson, an engineering professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a regular commentator on the aviation industry, tells me that the capacity issues are directly attributable to the lack of TSA pay.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

EchoStar also recorded a net loss of $14.5 billion in 2025, compared with a loss of $119.55 million a year earlier, “primarily attributable to non-cash asset impairments and other expenses totaling approximately $17.63 billion.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Much of the stocks’ woes were attributable to AI start-up Anthropic’s agent software.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

But if you believe this system effectively controls crime, consider this: standard estimates of the amount of crime reduction that can be attributable to mass incarceration range from 3 to 25 percent.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander