attributing

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Attributing consciousness to animals based on their responses was seen as a cardinal sin.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024

Attributing the quip to former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, Mark Twain once wrote, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2023

Attributing the attack has been challenging from the start.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2022

Attributing the success to grassroots support, Harrison’s campaign said the $57 million came in the form of 1.5 million donations from 994,000 donors.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2020

Attributing the voice to his own unsettled spirit, Blanchard proceeded upon his road to where the skeleton of a dead horse stared through the gloaming beside a quaking bog.

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden