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attribute

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




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Some attribute the recent emphasis on protein intake to the rise of GLP-1 medications, which often decrease appetite and make it challenging to eat enough protein to preserve lean muscle mass during weight loss.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

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

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

They attribute the cyclical nature of racial progress to the “unstable equilibrium” that characterizes the United States’ racial order.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Portraying a calm presence in the teeth of such enormous publicity is one of his key attributes.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The trade group attributes the rise to organized criminal networks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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

“Do I need to hire more people? Is this going to slow down at all?” says Porter, who attributes the surge in part to stock-market gains padding boomers’ retirement savings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 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

Several geeky flourishes were added, including a quote attributed to Altman, “COMPUTE IS DESTINY.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

But Xu attributed his success to education -- and the Communist Party.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

I was taking the wrong things, usually physically attributed, that would get in my head when I was acting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Much like Stokes, Root was happy to post plenty of fielders in catching positions, though that can be attributed to the match situation.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“The mass exodus of the children of Abnegation leaders cannot be ignored or attributed to coincidence,” he reads.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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

In San Francisco, pending sales of luxury homes rose nearly 46% year over year, Redfin said, attributing the increase to the boom in artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 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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