attribute
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Russian authorities have denied that she died of the plague and attribute her death to “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
"There's no single attribute or a single metric that we particularly go after," Cave explained.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Romanian authorities did not immediately attribute a cause for the incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The researchers attribute the added strength to the interaction between zeolite's alumina-silicate structure and the hardness of bamboo biochar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I am only telling you the beginnings of the language. Suppose you try to tell me the song of any single bird which I can’t attribute originally to imitation?' “The night-jar,” said the Wart.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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 certainly represents victory and all those attributes about the Olympics. But it also brings people together, and it’s a symbol of hope and what the Olympic movement really does for everyone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
At the same time, he doesn’t sound surprised by his recent play, which he attributes to winning and being liberated in new Philadelphia coach Ryan Richter’s offense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
“It turns out there are eleven attributes that are probably critical.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Executives at Australian tech companies, including Nasdaq-listed Atlassian and privately owned Canva, have attributed their decision to eschew the ASX to what they see as unreasonably low valuations on offer locally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"This paper publishes a new adult fossil attributed to Homo erectus, DNH 127, providing further confirmation that this species first appeared in southern Africa 2 million years ago."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The report partly attributed the shift to Washington's "almost complete absence" from the region in the two decades after the 2003 Iraq War.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was not the only unusual discovery attributed to the latest ocean conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
For the most part I attributed my growing unease to the fact that I’d never climbed as a member of such a large group—a group of complete strangers, no less.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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However, experts have questioned the artwork's provenance, with some scholars attributing it to Giacomo Ceruti - another Italian artist from the same period.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The group said the chemical industry accounted for most of the contraction, attributing the weakness to the rising price of oil, which many companies use as their primary feedstock for chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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
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
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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