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attribute

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




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If she is addicted to fame, mendacity, theatrical performance or whatever pathology some attribute to her, we are addicted to her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

UBS shares are up this year but have lagged behind their international peers, a factor that investors attribute to the debate over capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

MarketWatch will not attribute your comments to you by name without your permission.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Analysts attribute the rebounding flow of oil to three key factors:

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The tendency to attribute meaning to phenomena governed only by chance is ubiquitous.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Procter & Gamble attributes its acquisition of Thorne as a reason for its guidance boost.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Snider and his team suggested focusing on defensive industry stocks with “quality” attributes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

She attributes some of the gender divide to the fact that the two demographics are often presented with different informational realities, though it is difficult to quantify.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It attributes the beat to significantly lower exploration expenditure and a larger reversal of share-based payments, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Duty and conscience were, for Theodora, attributes which belonged properly to Girl Scouts.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

Vertiv attributed minor revenue timing shifts to temporary supply-chain congestion and the phased execution of increasingly large projects.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

She attributed this to having "largely resulted from precautionary measures taken to protect systems while security updates and mitigations are applied".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sales at the group’s namesake brand grew 1% during the quarter, while those at Miu Miu fell 3%, which was attributed to a challenging comparison base and an unfavorable environment in some markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

But, in the spirit of the environmental mantra often attributed to writer Wallace Stegner, she’ll be back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

As the handbook Ad Herennium—which, attributed to Cicero, had a central role in medieval and Renaissance rhetoric— warns, “That is faulty which is said against the convictions of the judge or of the audience.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

In psychoanalysis, projection involves attributing feelings, intentions, or qualities to someone else.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Daily Star picks up on the latest Manchester City alleged financial misconduct saga, reporting that they are set to get a "huge" points deduction risking "relegation", attributing the details to "shock reports".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Optical stocks were hit especially hard in Monday’s action, with analysts attributing the moves in part to cautious commentary about AI spending.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Denver said that attributing declines to a single tool is an oversimplification and that it views AI tools as “supplemental resources designed to enhance digital literacy and critical thinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Otis had praised Pollard in print since his initial condemnation of his ride in the Santa Anita Handicap, even suggesting that he may have been wrong in attributing the loss to the jockey.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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