attribute
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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
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
Metal mining is energy-intensive, and conventional estimates for its carbon footprint attribute most of its emissions to heavy equipment on-site, as well as diesel transport required to haul ore away.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I never heard anyone attribute that to Ernest,” he said.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Serpa attributes the strict rules to the “ghosts of our Puritanical past,” referencing centuries-old laws that dictated how to conduct public and private life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The trade group attributes the rise to organized criminal networks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"That's why we're trying to add quality to the squad from different parts of the world and we're trying to add some different attributes."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ashton acknowledges that one of the key lessons from their previous Premier League campaign was the need to bring in more athletic players "with a different set of physical attributes".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It turns out there are eleven attributes that are probably critical.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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He attributed some to “decisions made over decades.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The automaker issued a recall last year for nearly 600,000 vehicles from the 2021 to 2024 model years to address concerns related to L87 engine failure, which GM attributed to a supplier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
He attributed his condition to poisoning from an arsenic-based pigment called Turkey Red in the wallpaper of his Brookline home.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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
Aluminum shipments rose 18% from the previous quarter, Alcoa said, attributing the rise to shipments of inventory repositioned in North America during the first quarter, as well as increased production capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
He had a habit of attributing all of Bunny’s faults indirectly to her—his laziness, his bad humors, his lapses of taste.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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