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ascribe to

VERB
chalk up
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“We ascribe to them too much competence. I do not consider what’s happening now to be the result of great strategic thinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

It was also a "tough" decision because Mr Veevers did not ascribe to a specific custom, and no will had been presented to show that he wished "to exit the world in a certain way".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2025

We are unsure, from afar, what level of blame to ascribe to her.

From Slate Jan. 11, 2025

The contributions we ascribe to queer people are undoubtedly an undercount, given how many — past and present — have been forced to hide.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2024

They ascribe to their princes the overthrow of the Medes.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max




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