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attribute

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




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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

According to the report, scientists can now attribute particular extreme, heat, and rainfall events with a high degree of confidence to man-caused climate change, and wildfires, droughts and tropical cyclones with moderate confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Plenty of members of bookish communities attribute it to plain old greed, but there’s also something more: influencer brain.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

He attributes that to strong consumer demand for “premier-tier” handsets and the possibility of price increases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

While her official cause of death was listed as post-polio syndrome and chronic pulmonary failure, McVey attributes her sister's death to the effects of long Covid-19.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Evotec attributes its expected revenue shortfall largely to partnerships, with only 15% relating to the base business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

We have a confident understanding of one another and share many attributes.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

Weakness in SK Hynix shares can be attributed to excessive leverage by retail investors, fears of Chinese competition and a failure to live up to aggressive expectations but some analysts remain bullish.,

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

Bass, in a statement, attributed the increases to an array of issues, including funding cuts by the state and federal governments.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Little Anna, as she was called, had not been well of late, and doctors had attributed her death to illness, because there seemed to be no evidence of foul play.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

“I’m not attributing who said what. It’s for my general knowledge.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 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

Clayton-Thomas left the band in 1972, attributing his departure to exhaustion from years of relentless touring.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Howard had shrugged off the slow early fractions, attributing them to the difficulty of accelerating under 133 pounds, but Smith was uneasy.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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