attribute

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Geologists often attribute them to underwater landslides that push sediment into ridges and grooves.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Companies have long argued it is impossible to attribute harm from a global problem to any single emitter, and courts have been cautious about awarding compensation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

As a player, the best attribute you can have is that your team-mates can always count on you.“

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Some tech leaders attribute the drop in industry employment mostly to overhiring following the pandemic, when skilled labor was hard to obtain and retain.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

Scientists attribute the significantly larger population in the Americas to a relatively disease-free society whose use of herbal medicine, surgery, dentistry, and hygienic and ritual bathing kept disease at bay.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz