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attribute

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




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Romanian authorities did not immediately attribute a cause for the incident.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

In 2021, she lost her home in a catastrophic wildfire that she and other locals attribute to climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The researchers attribute this difference to the distinct internal structures of the two materials.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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

“I would really like—through music, through art—to re-establish the values of humanity,” he said, citing attributes like mutual respect, love, tolerance and friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

Large crowds are also due at other stages in the Pope's itinerary, reflecting an enthusiasm that the Church attributes to growing spiritual thirst among the French and other Europeans.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

To claim that there existed a substance with no measurable attributes was, he maintained, to turn physics into a fantastical story, like Don Quixote.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Fabes attributed much of the spending to high earners, while Americans in the middle search for value and those at the bottom scrape to get by.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The report partly attributed the shift to Washington's "almost complete absence" from the region in the two decades after the 2003 Iraq War.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Her work allowed the team to validate the August 24 date attributed to Pliny the Younger to within two months.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was not the only unusual discovery attributed to the latest ocean conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

At this point, I still attributed much of my progression and success to my years working with Akhi, but I was disappointed by how disconnected we had become.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Herman said registrations for .si web addresses in September stood out "very clearly" against the other months in the year, although she was "cautious" about attributing the entire increase to only President Trump's comments.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It also says "Meghan's TV comeback has been canned", attributing the information to a "top royal author".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The development group publicly disavowed the actions, attributing them to an unnamed security contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

Meanwhile, her new husband fluttered among the diners attributing his mother-in-law’s absence to a sudden attack of asthma and his bride’s tears to the emotions of the occasion.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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