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attribute

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




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The WHO verifies and records attacks on healthcare but does not attribute blame as it is not an investigation agency.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Sales at nonstore retailers fell by 2.2%, which many analysts attribute to Amazon holding its Prime Day sales event in June instead of July.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Scientists currently attribute that acceleration to dark energy, a phenomenon whose underlying nature remains poorly understood.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Sri Lanka's health authorities attribute the surge in dengue infections to a cyclone that tore through the island last December, scattering debris that have turned into new breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Except for the latter, these men were offered as “character witnesses”—persons expected to attribute to the accused a few human virtues.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Although under a somewhat faded exterior, Pacoima Middle School has flashy technology and other attributes, including expanded academic offerings, rising test scores, a robotics lab, a room of new fitness equipment and added garden space.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The dark-eyed beauty Indiana, protagonist of George Sand’s 1832 novel of the same name, shares quite a few attributes with her creator.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Those attributes also explain why Liverpool are not actively looking to move him on.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Apollo attributes that weakness to rich offering valuations, higher interest rates and a public market increasingly dominated by a handful of profitable megacapitalization companies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Below is a list of other ways to think about instruments besides the way the sound is produced, such as its timbre or similar sound; physical attributes, etc.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Its growth in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, is normally attributed to warm, shallow conditions, combined with run-off from fields and treated water.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“Lack of Telstra Outage Costs Eases Concerns — Market Talk,” at 0058 GMT, incorrectly attributed the research to UBS instead of Citi.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The document, seen by BBC Sport, values the club's physical assets at more than £200m, though no specific sum has been attributed to the sale of its struggling teams.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

He attributed his weight loss to eating less and taking better care of himself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

At this point, I still attributed much of my progression and success to my years working with Akhi, but I was disappointed by how disconnected we had become.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The development group publicly disavowed the actions, attributing them to an unnamed security contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

While Netflix does not offer a free service, the streaming giant in October 2022 began offering a lower-priced ad-supported option, later attributing the offering with a boost in subscription counts.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Some experts warn that attributing too much to AI could give tech companies a loophole to avoid responsibility and liability.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

After heat-related deaths reached a peak of 645 in 2023, they declined to 405 in 2025 - with many experts attributing part of the decline to the policy changes.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

At first I paid little attention to the pain, attributing it to fatigue.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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