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attribute

[uh-trib-yoot, a-truh-byoot] / əˈtrɪb yut, ˈæ trəˌbyut /




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Some of the unseen matter we attribute to dark matter could, in fact, be made of such relics.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Ms. Horn is keen to attribute this to a “perennially exiled and perilous childhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Some agents mistakenly attribute the concept of “insurable interest” to beneficiaries, even though it doesn’t apply there.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Personal income taxes are driving higher-than-expected revenue now, which analysts attribute to an artificial intelligence boom on Wall Street, and suggest the state could have no deficit in the upcoming year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

It seems especially hard, even perilous, for this to be the burden of a species with the unique attribute of speech, and argument.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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