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attribute

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




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They attribute potential profit-taking to Infineon’s strong performance in recent weeks: The stock is up more than 55% since January and has nearly doubled over the past 12 months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

And whatever their failures are, that ends up being their ruling attribute to their poker game, as it were.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It certainly doesn’t hurt that Intel is the only U.S. chip maker—arguably an essential attribute due to security concerns.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

She had the inhuman attribute of abandoning what she could not get and of waiting for what she could get.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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