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attribution

[a-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌæ trəˈbyu ʃən /
NOUN
act of attributing
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“This attribution challenge has paralyzed the international community’s response,” Jason Hsu, a former Taiwan legislator now at the Hudson Institute, recently told a U.S. legislative commission in written testimony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Lesley Stevenson, senior conservator of paintings at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, is among several experts who have since confirmed the Raeburn attribution.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

While there were disagreements over money "like with a lot of boxers and trainers", he said he believed Ingle had been more concerned "about the credit and attribution for the success".

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“And we’ll do it the right way: responsibly, with safeguards that protect artists’ work, ensure attribution, and respect copyright.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Ms. Hussey gave him all the ideas about attribution that went into the thief’s letters.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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