attribute
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Staff on the 9/11 Commission objected to the conclusion that Bayoumi was "unlikely" to have been involved with extremists, prompting the report to attribute this to "our investigators who have dealt directly with him"
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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
“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
“I never heard anyone attribute that to Ernest,” he said.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Hikaru Sulu on the show, attributes “Star Trek’s” core values to Roddenberry’s beliefs and ideals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The performance in Portugal highlighted why those in power at City believe he has all attributes to "develop into a world class talent" and he clearly enjoys playing on the biggest stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Principal Allison Vann attributes the school’s high attendance rate to the students’ sense of belonging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Up close, I'm sure their more menacing attributes will be revealed.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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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
The researchers also examined how much of the snowfall increase could be attributed to anthropogenic forcing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The Navy attributed the incidents on the Truman in part to staffing shortages on the carrier and fatigue among overworked sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
PayPal has attributed the slowdown partly to the “K-shaped economy,” in which wealthier Americans see their incomes rise while lower-income Americans struggle financially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
She was to concede that she may have attributed more deliberation than was feasible to her thirteen-year-old self.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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It also says "Meghan's TV comeback has been canned", attributing the information to a "top royal author".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
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
“The money lies in the RBIs,” Kent said while attributing that quote to Lasorda during his speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
“I’m not attributing who said what. It’s for my general knowledge.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
At first I paid little attention to the pain, attributing it to fatigue.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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