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




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“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

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

They would attribute their attitudes to some more obvious, logical cause.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

“I would’ve thought it has many of the attributes of copper,” Lawcock put to the BHP executives, drawing parallels between uranium and the industrial metal that is central to the miner’s growth plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Hikaru Sulu on the show, attributes “Star Trek’s” core values to Roddenberry’s beliefs and ideals.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Anderson was the summer's number one target, while 18-year-old Bouaddi is seen as having all the attributes to develop into a world class talent.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

But a number of idealistic mountaineers continued to insist that a gifted athlete blessed with rare physiological attributes could, after a lengthy period of acclimatization, climb the peak without bottled oxygen.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

It revealed messages sent by Vorcaro to a number attributed to Moraes, in which the banker sought the justice's help in the fraud investigation against him.

From Barron's 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

When several of them attributed sleepiness to low T, my droopy eyes widened.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

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

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

It feels less Darwinian than Swiftian; it calls to mind a long-ago dart attributed to G. K. Chesterton: when there aren’t enough hats to go around, the problem isn’t solved by lopping off some heads.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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

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

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

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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