attribute
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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
“People will often attribute things they don’t understand to dampness and mold,” Mendell said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
It can’t be the only attribute an actor brings to a role, but it doesn’t hurt.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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"Malick has all the attributes to thrive in the Premier League," said Sunderland's Director of Football, Florent Ghisolfi.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
A good rule of thumb is that you can make fun of attitudes, behaviors and yes, pants, but not core attributes or misfortunes a person can’t help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
He told me that every time a person says my name, he or she is recalling the attributes of my name into my very lifeblood.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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Researchers later attributed the signal to the collapse of part of a glacier that triggered the flood.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
However, 10 people contacted by The Chronicle said they had not written the letters attributed to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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 company attributed the change in vehicle margin to a different product mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
This imaginative but impractical form of early notation, attributed to a ninth-century French monk called Hucbald, had the words rise and fall according to the shape of the tune.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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It also says "Meghan's TV comeback has been canned", attributing the information to a "top royal author".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Words such as “believed,” “thought” and “decided” are convenient shorthand, but they also risk attributing human mental states when the evidence supports only observed behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
“The money lies in the RBIs,” Kent said while attributing that quote to Lasorda during his speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Although many people greeted the new forensic sciences with reverence, attributing to them a godlike power, they were often susceptible to human error.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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