attribute
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From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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
Russian authorities have denied that she died of the plague and attribute her death to “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Officials attribute the deaths to mainly measles and malaria, possibly aggravated by malnutrition and delays in treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
But the strongest memory that Sergio could attribute to either reality or desire was the smell of his mother, close to him, warming him, holding him, all the dark night.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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That figure has now fallen to 19%, which Fifpro attributes in part to maternity regulations that were introduced by Fifa in 2021 and updated two years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Brand positioning and pricing strategies will also face greater scrutiny as AI agents reduce products to a handful of key attributes in side-by-side comparison tables.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
She attributes some of the gender divide to the fact that the two demographics are often presented with different informational realities, though it is difficult to quantify.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It certainly represents victory and all those attributes about the Olympics. But it also brings people together, and it’s a symbol of hope and what the Olympic movement really does for everyone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
As proof, she announced the creation of a Zea diploperennis-gamagrass hybrid in the laboratory that displayed the attributes of ancient maize.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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While Dell “is fairly aligned with the AI trade,” he attributed most of its stellar stock performance to its ability to offset memory prices.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Lula's campaign also complained that Gemini, Google's AI tool, attributed false statements to the incumbent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
At the time, Sweeney attributed job cuts to a "downturn" in Fortnite engagement rather than AI.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“This is very much still a problem, not attributed to a single model or company,” said Etienne Brisson, chief executive of AI-victim support group Human Line Project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
McMillan perceived the same purple glow as Lawrence through his welders glass, and similarly attributed it to the ionization of atmospheric gas.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Optical stocks were hit especially hard in Monday’s action, with analysts attributing the moves in part to cautious commentary about AI spending.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
It also says "Meghan's TV comeback has been canned", attributing the information to a "top royal author".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“We were able to approach the bird quietly, without disturbing it,” Kanowa said, attributing the win to the super-stealthy electric truck she was driving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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
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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