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attribute

[uh-trib-yoot, a-truh-byoot] / əˈtrɪb jut, ˈæ trəˌbjut /




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It says it had not verified those outcomes and "cannot attribute the recruitment decisions to our training".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

UBS shares are up this year but have lagged behind their international peers, a factor that investors attribute to the debate over capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

MarketWatch will not attribute your comments to you by name without your permission.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Experts attribute the extremely warm ocean temperatures that fueled Rachel, which peaked as a Category 3 hurricane, in part to El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

To attribute to him qualities that he does not possess.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Brand positioning and pricing strategies will also face greater scrutiny as AI agents reduce products to a handful of key attributes in side-by-side comparison tables.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

She attributes some of the gender divide to the fact that the two demographics are often presented with different informational realities, though it is difficult to quantify.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It certainly represents victory and all those attributes about the Olympics. But it also brings people together, and it’s a symbol of hope and what the Olympic movement really does for everyone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

One user on RedNote writes, "He consistently views issues from the perspective of the vulnerable, attributes personal stress to macro-level causes, and encourages people to actively engage with life - it's truly wonderful."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

But a number of idealistic mountaineers continued to insist that a gifted athlete blessed with rare physiological attributes could, after a lengthy period of acclimatization, climb the peak without bottled oxygen.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Philip Morris attributed the increase in part to recent product launches, such as new flavors and variants, and said it plans to further increase investments to support the brand in the current quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The source also attributed Philomena to Cuoco and Pelphrey’s love for “classic, vintage names.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

He attributed the market volatility to escalating geopolitical conflict in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

In June, it was reported numbers were down 50%, which the team attributed to dogs being inside the exclusion zone.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

It feels less Darwinian than Swiftian; it calls to mind a long-ago dart attributed to G. K. Chesterton: when there aren’t enough hats to go around, the problem isn’t solved by lopping off some heads.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

In psychoanalysis, projection involves attributing feelings, intentions, or qualities to someone else.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Optical stocks were hit especially hard in Monday’s action, with analysts attributing the moves in part to cautious commentary about AI spending.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

In January, he took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal attributing his past behaviour to his bipolar disorder.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

It also says "Meghan's TV comeback has been canned", attributing the information to a "top royal author".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

He had a habit of attributing all of Bunny’s faults indirectly to her—his laziness, his bad humors, his lapses of taste.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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