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The WHO verifies and records attacks on healthcare but does not attribute blame as it is not an investigation agency.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Scientists currently attribute that acceleration to dark energy, a phenomenon whose underlying nature remains poorly understood.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Given all of this newly discovered information, it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Sri Lanka's health authorities attribute the surge in dengue infections to a cyclone that tore through the island last December, scattering debris that have turned into new breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

There are those who attribute my father's hoarding to being raised during the Depression, but my mother was not one of them.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

He attributes the fact that no fatalities have been reported in part to the seriousness with which residents and public safety personnel have handled evacuations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

He only played 229 minutes in 2025-26 but Iraola has spoken glowingly about his attributes, not least his confidence on the ball and his desire to go direct.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Zhang attributes biking's popularity in the city to the prevalence of manufacturers, the rugged terrain, and bad traffic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

He attributes much of their success to the relative scarcity of cheap capital compared to the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

We watched Milton’s adult character forming during those years, taking on the no-nonsense attributes of our future father.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

He attributed his weight loss to eating less and taking better care of himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The company attributed the electronics margin decline to investments behind new campaigns and forecast a recovery this quarter, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The company attributed the increase to a better mix of customers and products, and said that the figure includes adjustments for $9 million in stock-based-compensation expense.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Most of that growth was attributed to 614 more people occupying shelter beds than the year before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Other observers in Osage County noted that suspicious deaths were routinely, and falsely, attributed to “consumption,” “wasting illness,” or “causes unknown.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Some experts warn that attributing too much to AI could give tech companies a loophole to avoid responsibility and liability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Aluminum shipments rose 18% from the previous quarter, Alcoa said, attributing the rise to shipments of inventory repositioned in North America during the first quarter, as well as increased production capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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

Clayton-Thomas left the band in 1972, attributing his departure to exhaustion from years of relentless touring.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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