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attribute

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




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I can attribute that to being one of 13, being on stage with stand-up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Economists attribute to immigrants the bulk of U.S. population growth from 1990 to 2015.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

This makes them especially useful for experiments because scientists can minimize genetic variation and more confidently attribute behavioral differences to psilocybin rather than inherited traits.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

MarketWatch will not attribute your comments to you by name without your permission.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

She would attribute it to measureless wellsprings of piety or stewardship of the phantom herds that bled out the milk of human kindness.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

He attributes his successes to Lula's social policies, having won a scholarship before going on to graduate as a lawyer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Rams displayed all those attributes Sunday in a 35-21 victory over the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Salon’s source in the community attributes this to a nostalgia among former Persian oligarchs residing in Beverly Hills, which is known colloquially as Tehrangeles.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company attributes this growth to cloud computing deals it activated during the third quarter, as well as the close of its acquisition of Cursor and increased adoption of Grok.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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 first half of 2026, Agility disclosed $174,000 in total net sales, a 72% decline from a year before, which it attributed to one-time robot sales in the first half of 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The company attributed the growth to gains across both its namesake healthcare business and Evernorth Health Services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

CEO Lachlan Murdoch attributed the decline to viewer fatigue during an earnings call Monday.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Analysts were surprised by the initial reports that such a transaction was coming, though they attributed the decision to legislative worries for its pharmacy benefits business.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

He attributed this circumstance to Burnham: “too high an estimate cannot be placed on the industry, skill and tact with which this result was secured by the master of us all.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

In psychoanalysis, projection involves attributing feelings, intentions, or qualities to someone else.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

However, experts have questioned the artwork's provenance, with some scholars attributing it to Giacomo Ceruti - another Italian artist from the same period.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Even her father noticed, attributing it to the peace of abundance.

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


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