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attribute

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




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The curators attribute this sea-change in tastes to a reaction against impersonal mechanization caused by industrialization.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

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

Iceland is now one of Europe's most affluent nations and Eirikur Bergmann, professor of politics at Bifröst University, told the BBC that "many people attribute this to Iceland's independence".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Some attribute the recent emphasis on protein intake to the rise of GLP-1 medications, which often decrease appetite and make it challenging to eat enough protein to preserve lean muscle mass during weight loss.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

This is the one attribute at which I'm not below average: body heft.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

“I would’ve thought it has many of the attributes of copper,” Lawcock put to the BHP executives, drawing parallels between uranium and the industrial metal that is central to the miner’s growth plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

One REC typically represents the renewable attributes of 1 megawatt-hour of renewable generation.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Price attributes the current failures to a "complete lack of a plan or accountability".

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

One sector that saw a modest bump was manufacturing - a gain the Canadian government attributes to consumers and businesses buying more made-in-Canada products.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The universal attributes of language are genetically set; we do not learn them, or make them up as we go along.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The management attributed the suspension to frontloaded capital expenditure.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“I don’t think any of these criticisms of being feminine, insecure and anxious can be attributed to Ernest Hemingway, who was a great cat lover,” Vocelle says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

He attributed that to delays in the ramp of Nvidia’s upcoming Rubin AI platform, which includes both its Vera CPUs and Rubin graphics processing units.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Fifth seed Flavio Cobolli said he lacked energy in a third-round defeat, which he attributed to his volume of matches and New York's sapping heat.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

A spate of kangaroo killings in the late 1970s were attributed to a male Opaleye ousted from his homeland by a dominant female.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

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

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

Aluminum shipments rose 18% from the previous quarter, Alcoa said, attributing the rise to shipments of inventory repositioned in North America during the first quarter, as well as increased production capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 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

Although many people greeted the new forensic sciences with reverence, attributing to them a godlike power, they were often susceptible to human error.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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