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attribute

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




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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

“I just think there’s also just ebbs and flows of the season, and what to attribute things to and what not to is just too hard to say,” Gomes said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 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

“People will often attribute things they don’t understand to dampness and mold,” Mendell said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

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

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

The piece quotes one researcher who attributes the exit of men from the workforce to a growing failure of men to “launch” in their 20s and 30s.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

It also papers over how homeowners may be bringing certain attributes to the process that make it more likely that they’ll build wealth, like higher incomes and a propensity to save.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

She attributes this newfound peace to recently moving to Norfolk, from Scotland, where she had been since her thirties.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson attributes the increase to strong execution, as the company brought 850 megawatts of capacity online in F1Q.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Each one had specific attributes, weapons, and speed capabilities.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

He attributed this to his longtime desire to “bring people from all backgrounds and cultures together” via his music and performances.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

“Going down deeper into agent economics basically means understanding what types of tokens and…how much cost is getting attributed to each of those actions,” he told the group.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Lee Glen, owner of trading card stores Rocket's Hideout in York and Selby, said Pokémon cards had "exploded" in the last five years, which he largely attributed to the hobby being "multi-generational".

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The online collective Antibot4navalny first attributed the deepfakes to Matryoshka due to their familiar pattern of distribution and amplification across social media.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

There’s controversy about who said it first, so in our classroom it was attributed to “anonymous.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

The development group publicly disavowed the actions, attributing them to an unnamed security contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 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

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

Even her father noticed, attributing it to the peace of abundance.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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