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attribute

[uh-trib-yoot, a-truh-byoot] / əˈtrɪb jut, ˈæ trəˌbjut /




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I married late in life to a younger wife which I attribute to the fact she thought I was closer to her age.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 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

“When you hear CEOs talk about layoffs and they attribute it to AI, I would be skeptical,” Kharazian said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 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

He attributes much of their success to the relative scarcity of cheap capital compared to the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The actor CCH Pounder, Saar’s longtime friend and travel companion, attributes Saar’s ability to manage three children, a home, multiple paying jobs and an artistic practice of her own to a form of “mother wit.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Voters, he said, don’t dissect candidates’ identities and attributes the way political professionals do.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Schott Pharma, which makes packaging and delivery systems for injectable medications, attributes the guidance raise to a strong performance and a new agreement with a customer for glass syringes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Such a dog-lover talks baby talk to mature and thoughtful animals, and attributes his own sloppy characteristics to them until the dog becomes in his mind an alter ego.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

In the U.S., attendance at amphitheaters and arenas rose double digits, while stadium attendance declined, which the company attributed to show timing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The FDA’s own reanalysis, excluding responses the agency said couldn’t be attributed to a systemic effect, found a considerably lower rate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Europe has been gripped by successive heatwaves and a major drought this year, which scientists have attributed to human-caused climate change.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Among those wounded, 417 are attributed to Operation Epic Fury, while 207 are attributed to "Overseas Operations".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Ernest’s colitis recurred in 1956, a flare-up he attributed largely to stress over the unresolved fate of Chromatic.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

If attributing the outbreak of the Civil War to the publication of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was an exaggeration, it was a defensible one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The company has outlined a near-term total addressable market of $5.7 trillion, attributing just $370 billion to space-enabled solutions.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

RAD filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, attributing its problems to publicity around the state investigation into the business and other “regulatory matters,” according to petition documents.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Otis had praised Pollard in print since his initial condemnation of his ride in the Santa Anita Handicap, even suggesting that he may have been wrong in attributing the loss to the jockey.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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