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attributable

[uh-trib-yoo-tuh-buhl] / əˈtrɪb yʊ tə bəl /




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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

Forrester estimates that fewer than 100,000 of those job losses were primarily attributable to AI productivity gains or cost savings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

“The apparent resilience in the S&P 500 is attributable to the increasing bullishness of industry analysts’ consensus estimates for earnings per share in 2026 and 2027,” said Ed Yardeni, president and founder of Yardeni Research.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

I was quite prepared to forgive the couple, however, for it was clear they were of diligent hardworking habits, and the noise, I am sure, was all attributable to this fact.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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