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ascribe

[uh-skrahyb] / əˈskraɪb /


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And most people contend that plagiarism, cheating and ghostwriting are all cut from the same cloth because they all lack the spark that we ascribe to truly original thinking and writing.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

If you’re a seasoned people-mover rider, luxury is probably the last word you’d ascribe to the vehicle another midcentury promo video called a “monster on wheels.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Rhind said Monday’s stock action “isn’t just an earnings hangover” but a rerating of Microsoft’s progress with AI — meaning that the market is coming to ascribe a higher multiple to the shares.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

They caution against accepting narratives that ascribe human traits to nonhuman things and suggest this incident was merely a case of poor security practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

To ascribe it to such a motive would be easy enough.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Today, MS ascribes no value to Resolution in its base case for either company, Anand says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Papic ascribes a 60% probability to the conflict ending in approximately two weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

Lu ascribes the game’s longevity to none other than community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

What is important is that he is able to convince fanatic followers of the sacred mission he ascribes to himself as well as to them.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2023

Physical science ascribes either extension alone, or extension and weight, to physical substances.

From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by James H. (James Henry) Leuba

What we heard: In the 12 episodes, Meghan would try to break down myths that get ascribed to women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

It’s worth noting that Apple recently raised prices on many products, but the company ascribed those increases to higher costs for memory chips, driven up by intense demand from AI firms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

When StepStone adds the investment to its own portfolio, however, it typically values it at the higher price ascribed to the investment by the fund where it came from.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Hamilton has ascribed his improvement in form after a difficult 2025 to "a change of attitude".

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Some teachers ascribed the drop in academic performance to the effects of court-ordered desegregation as well as a rapid increase in the town’s Hispanic population.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

But it’s not like Altman doesn’t see the value in ascribing just a little bit of humanlike shine to A.I. models.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

At the current $159 price tag, Jonas believes the market values SpaceX’s Starlink and rocket-launch business at $127 per share, ascribing just $32 of value to the company’s enterprise and consumer AI business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

“But tonight, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett made it great again by ascribing to me an incident involving Ilya Shapiro.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

Wall Street is essentially ascribing the majority of future GLP-1/obesity market share to a duopoly—Lilly and Novo, notwithstanding competition.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2025

I tell you what, Mose, this sure is somebody’s kind of truth, but I wouldn’t be ascribing it to God.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe


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