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ascribe

[uh-skrahyb] / əˈskraɪb /


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And most people contend that plagiarism, cheating and ghostwriting are all cut from the same cloth because they all lack the spark that we ascribe to truly original thinking and writing.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

If you’re a seasoned people-mover rider, luxury is probably the last word you’d ascribe to the vehicle another midcentury promo video called a “monster on wheels.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Rhind said Monday’s stock action “isn’t just an earnings hangover” but a rerating of Microsoft’s progress with AI — meaning that the market is coming to ascribe a higher multiple to the shares.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

They caution against accepting narratives that ascribe human traits to nonhuman things and suggest this incident was merely a case of poor security practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

I did not ascribe any intentions to these men.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Eurasia Group is one of the world’s leading geopolitical risk consultancies and it ascribes a two-thirds probability to the pause in hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz holding.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026

Today, MS ascribes no value to Resolution in its base case for either company, Anand says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Lu ascribes the game’s longevity to none other than community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

What is important is that he is able to convince fanatic followers of the sacred mission he ascribes to himself as well as to them.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2023

Legend ascribes the gift to Canute, and may in this case be trustworthy.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson

The analyst ascribed a $973 million valuation to EchoStar’s broadband and satellite businesses, while calling its wireless division “not worthless.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

What we heard: In the 12 episodes, Meghan would try to break down myths that get ascribed to women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"I observed what appeared to be a fairly bright light source which we tentatively ascribed to a possible laser," he said.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Whenever there is any vividness in my narrative it may be ascribed securely to Ovid.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

But it’s not like Altman doesn’t see the value in ascribing just a little bit of humanlike shine to A.I. models.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

At the current $159 price tag, Jonas believes the market values SpaceX’s Starlink and rocket-launch business at $127 per share, ascribing just $32 of value to the company’s enterprise and consumer AI business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

"To assign a political meaning to that collaboration means ascribing to me beliefs which I have never expressed and that do not belong to me," Pirlo wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“But tonight, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett made it great again by ascribing to me an incident involving Ilya Shapiro.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

When it came to my choices, I tried to be somewhat unpredictable, to prevent anyone from ascribing any sort of message to what I wore.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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