attribute
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Economists attribute to immigrants the bulk of U.S. population growth from 1990 to 2015.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
One attribute they look for is confidence in a business’s present value and the cash it will generate over its lifetime, which will provide a moat.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Experts attribute the extremely warm ocean temperatures that fueled Rachel, which peaked as a Category 3 hurricane, in part to El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"There's no single attribute or a single metric that we particularly go after," Cave explained.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But Jean Price doesn’t attribute the rough patch in their relationship to Scott’s climbing.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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He attributes that in part to the timely freezing of some affected assets and Binance’s commitment to cover losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Gabriella Booth, 29, was introduced to the series in 2013, but attributes ACOTAR's explosion in popularity to both the pandemic and "BookTok" - a TikTok community dedicated to sharing what people are reading and writing.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Salon’s source in the community attributes this to a nostalgia among former Persian oligarchs residing in Beverly Hills, which is known colloquially as Tehrangeles.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Procter & Gamble attributes its acquisition of Thorne as a reason for its guidance boost.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Like, if you want to see the common characteristics between mammals, reptiles, and fish, for instance, you draw a Venn diagram and list all the attributes of each one inside a circle.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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The company lowered its 2026 expectations again after issuing a sharp profit warning in June, but it attributed the revision solely to the portfolio and strategic measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Analysts were surprised by the initial reports that such a transaction was coming, though they attributed the decision to legislative worries for its pharmacy benefits business.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
CEO Lachlan Murdoch attributed the decline to viewer fatigue during an earnings call Monday.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
The league once again has not attributed this to conflict in the region, instead saying the calendar would be recalibrated after the cancellation of the Asian Cup to achieve "a more balanced distribution of fixtures".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
He attributed this circumstance to Burnham: “too high an estimate cannot be placed on the industry, skill and tact with which this result was secured by the master of us all.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
The Daily Star picks up on the latest Manchester City alleged financial misconduct saga, reporting that they are set to get a "huge" points deduction risking "relegation", attributing the details to "shock reports".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In psychoanalysis, projection involves attributing feelings, intentions, or qualities to someone else.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The implication being that some companies are attributing layoffs to better tech when it is really just cost-cutting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
However, a veterinarian in Bainbridge, Georgia, Dr. Otis L. Poitevint, who was called upon to treat many of the affected animals, has summarized his reasons for attributing the deaths to the insecticide as follows.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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