attribute
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Klein also points out that despite the uptick in bond yields that many commentators attribute to unsustainable fiscal deficits has caused “so far zero evidence of any looming slowdown in U.S. economic data.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Often, as we get older, we attribute balance problems to ‘oh, that’s just aging’ — and certainly there are age-related changes — but that doesn’t mean we can’t intervene,” Riska says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Many analysts attribute that drop to Amazon.com’s Prime Day sales event, which the company held in June this year instead of July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
The natural assumption of children, Markman argues, is that if an object or person is given a second label, then that label must refer to some secondary property or attribute of that object.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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A good rule of thumb is that you can make fun of attitudes, behaviors and yes, pants, but not core attributes or misfortunes a person can’t help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The IMF attributes China’s excess saving to a range of structural factors, such as an inadequate safety net and a fiscal system that taxes households too heavily and thus depresses their consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Portraying a calm presence in the teeth of such enormous publicity is one of his key attributes.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The trade group attributes the rise to organized criminal networks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A notable element of all these East-West rivalries was that the western rep-resentatives nearly always seemed to embody certain attributes that stood in stark contrast to those of their eastern counterparts.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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However, 10 people contacted by The Chronicle said they had not written the letters attributed to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The impressive visual fidelity has been attributed to the amount of time Rockstar has spent working on the game, and its budget, which is thought to be among the most expensive in video game history.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The leaks are attributed to an account with the pseudonym Cyberleek, whose author or authors claim to be acting to expose the industry's business practices.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The company attributed the change in vehicle margin to a different product mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Possessed of an inner confidence that attributed no shortcoming either !o her race or to her gender, Dorothy welcomed the chance to prove herself in a competitive academic arena.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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In January, he took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal attributing his past behaviour to his bipolar disorder.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The group said the chemical industry accounted for most of the contraction, attributing the weakness to the rising price of oil, which many companies use as their primary feedstock for chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
In San Francisco, pending sales of luxury homes rose nearly 46% year over year, Redfin said, attributing the increase to the boom in artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
We have long known of the clue you mention; in fact, that clue remains our strongest one in attributing this work to the master, Michelangelo Buonarroti.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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