attribute

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Geologists often attribute them to underwater landslides that push sediment into ridges and grooves.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Companies have long argued it is impossible to attribute harm from a global problem to any single emitter, and courts have been cautious about awarding compensation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

All represent some semblance of taste, an attribute that’s scampered up the ranks of desirability in the AI era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

As a player, the best attribute you can have is that your team-mates can always count on you.“

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

When the patient doesn’t react in the predicted way, but in a very different manner, the analyst may attribute the opposite behavior to “reaction-formation.”

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos