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attribute

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




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Klein also points out that despite the uptick in bond yields that many commentators attribute to unsustainable fiscal deficits has caused “so far zero evidence of any looming slowdown in U.S. economic data.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Iceland is now one of Europe's most affluent nations and Eirikur Bergmann, professor of politics at Bifröst University, told the BBC that "many people attribute this to Iceland's independence".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

“Often, as we get older, we attribute balance problems to ‘oh, that’s just aging’ — and certainly there are age-related changes — but that doesn’t mean we can’t intervene,” Riska says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

I married late in life to a younger wife which I attribute to the fact she thought I was closer to her age.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Some natural scientists attribute this collapse, close in time to that of Wari and Tiwanaku, to a massive drought.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Suno’s platform uses a “distillation of the identifying attributes of the human beings who made the songs and recordings: the qualities that make a listener say ‘that is Jason Isbell.’”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The trade group attributes the rise to organized criminal networks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

It attributes this to efforts in disrupting the supply of boats to the gangs, and getting more law enforcement on French beaches.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

She said her inbox has been inundated with more queries than ever, which she attributes to writers using LLMs to mass-spam agents, and has received submissions that seemed clearly AI-generated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Furthermore, it must be remembered that my father was a butler of an earlier generation who began his career at a time when such attributes were not considered proper, let alone desirable in a butler.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

The impressive visual fidelity has been attributed to the amount of time Rockstar has spent working on the game, and its budget, which is thought to be among the most expensive in video game history.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

But fame and fortune did not affect her remarkable originality, which she once attributed to the "serenity of the soul" that comes from spending time alone.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The scientists estimated in the study that at least 20% of the groundwater loss can be attributed to global warming.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The company attributed the increase in part to higher prices, particularly for coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

He was of such goodness that among the other laudable deeds attributed to him is this: in the fourteen years he ruled the empire, he never put anyone to death without a trial.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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

The group said the chemical industry accounted for most of the contraction, attributing the weakness to the rising price of oil, which many companies use as their primary feedstock for chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

“The money lies in the RBIs,” Kent said while attributing that quote to Lasorda during his speech.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 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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