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attribute

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




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The researchers attribute the supplement's promising effects to its combination of two ingredients: resistant starch and psyllium husk.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

“I attribute it to Ukraine’s midrange strike campaign—that’s a critical capability that they didn’t have in 2025,” said George Barros, an analyst at ISW.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

I can attribute that to being one of 13, being on stage with stand-up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Economists attribute to immigrants the bulk of U.S. population growth from 1990 to 2015.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

But the strongest memory that Sergio could attribute to either reality or desire was the smell of his mother, close to him, warming him, holding him, all the dark night.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

“The FBI attributes this activity to the North Korean hacking group commonly referred to in the private sector as Sapphire Sleet, UNC1069, Stardust Chollima, APT38, and BlueNoroff,” the FBI said in a written statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

She attributes this expected progression to a phenomenon called the "birth cohort effect."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

"Liam has got some great attributes," said North.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

CEO Steve Gund attributes the nearly $400 million manufacturer’s success to a 12-step, “people-first” playbook that gives priority to worker well-being over short-term profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Then as now, pseudoscientific beliefs were not limited to the uneducated, and the belief that various psychological and mental attributes were discernible by examining the bumps and contours of one’s head was widespread.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

A stunning plate made between 1540 and 1555 in Iznik, the ceramics center of the Ottoman Empire, is attributed to Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent’s chief artist, Shah Quli.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Special Agent in Charge of Cyber & Counterintelligence at FBI Los Angeles, Jeremy Robertson, details the #FaceStealer social engineering scheme attributed to North Korean hackers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

The hours-long disruption, which Microsoft attributed to "elevated load" on its infrastructure, has hit email as well as products such as Teams and the AI assistant Copilot.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Pei-ju Lee, an analyst at investment advisor Bradley, Foster&Sargent, attributed the sector’s declines to reports suggesting Nvidia’s “circular investment” strategies could come under review with the eventual appointment of a new CEO.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Perhaps some of the merchants were a little generous in their trades, but I always attributed that to their long-standing relationship with my father.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Tamburini said, attributing his survival to unusually warm ocean waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

You blame others for taking you out of context and attributing to you bad intent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I described Dad’s symptoms, attributing them not to my father but to a fictive uncle.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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