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[uh-skrahyb] / əˈskraɪb /


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Nowadays, the group can hardly exert control of areas within Yemen itself, and again, the intelligence community in 2025 and 2026 can only ascribe “intent” to the group and not actual attacks.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2026

And while a cursory examination of the film might ascribe that attribute to the public’s taste for poorly made, mid-tier trash, that conclusion would be wholly incorrect.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2026

Analysts ascribe that partly to higher inflation and larger federal budget deficits but also to hopes for stronger economic growth—driven by private-sector investment in areas such as AI infrastructure and renewable energy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

“We would ascribe that to data which reinforces the probability the Fed will cut rates in December, but was not so bad that you worry the economy is slowing precipitously,” he said via phone.

From MarketWatch Dec. 3, 2025

The system described how to categorize living things on the earth, but did not ascribe an underlying logic to its organization.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Today, MS ascribes no value to Resolution in its base case for either company, Anand says.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Papic ascribes a 60% probability to the conflict ending in approximately two weeks.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

He ascribes Poland's rapid military build-up to "first of all, the geopolitical situation, but also, the experience of history."

From BBC May 2, 2025

Blackwell ascribes her extreme dog love to never having had a childhood pet.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2024

Physical science ascribes either extension alone, or extension and weight, to physical substances.

From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by James H. (James Henry) Leuba

It’s worth noting that Apple recently raised prices on many products, but the company ascribed those increases to higher costs for memory chips, driven up by intense demand from AI firms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The company ascribed clear numbers to what management called “improving AI adoption,” highlighting three AI-linked business that had achieved over $1 billion in annual recurring revenue as of the end of the first quarter.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Hamilton has ascribed his improvement in form after a difficult 2025 to "a change of attitude".

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Some investors ascribed Monday’s rally mostly to relief that the weekend was relatively light on bad news.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

The explanation why such actions were ascribed to the most majestic of the gods is, the scholars say, that the Zeus of song and story has been made by combining many gods.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“But tonight, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett made it great again by ascribing to me an incident involving Ilya Shapiro.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Wall Street is essentially ascribing the majority of future GLP-1/obesity market share to a duopoly—Lilly and Novo, notwithstanding competition.

From Barron's Sep. 26, 2025

But, having no reason to demand a toxicology report and with their father ascribing the symptoms to Gisèle’s tendency to “overdo,” they were forced to accept vague diagnoses associated with aging.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2025

Although Barrett strays away from ascribing universal meaning to dreams and encourages dreamers to interpret their dreams for themselves, Salon asked her to unpack what’s going on with five commonly reported nightmares.

From Salon Oct. 24, 2023

When it came to my choices, I tried to be somewhat unpredictable, to prevent anyone from ascribing any sort of message to what I wore.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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