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attribute

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




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The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 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

Iceland is now one of Europe's most affluent nations and Eirikur Bergmann, professor of politics at Bifröst University, told the BBC that "many people attribute this to Iceland's independence".

From BBC Aug. 29, 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

But Jean Price doesn’t attribute the rough patch in their relationship to Scott’s climbing.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

One REC typically represents the renewable attributes of 1 megawatt-hour of renewable generation.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Principal Allison Vann attributes the school’s high attendance rate to the students’ sense of belonging.

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

You might also decide, since they had quite different attributes, that one of them was merely invented by the priests.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The California Department of Public Health said the high number of cyclosporiasis cases in the state could be attributed to:

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Scientists have traditionally attributed this type of deterioration to two major processes.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

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

For one thing, the country’s gravity-defying exports are built on a strong base of manufacturing and technological capacity, and can’t be attributed simply to an undervalued currency, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

And so most American academics stuck to the belief that the continents had occupied their present positions forever and that their surface features could be attributed to something other than lateral motions.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

But he felt out of place at home, attributing his desire to leave Germany to his country’s “tall-poppy” syndrome—the idea that successful people get criticized and cut down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 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

After heat-related deaths reached a peak of 645 in 2023, they declined to 405 in 2025 - with many experts attributing part of the decline to the policy changes.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Although many people greeted the new forensic sciences with reverence, attributing to them a godlike power, they were often susceptible to human error.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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