attributable

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The present crisis, he believes, is attributable to “the disconnection between America’s vast, innovative private sector and its walled-off, small defense sector.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Hybrid warfare" is when a hostile state carries out an anonymous, deniable attack, usually in highly suspicious circumstances, but stops short of being an attributable act of war.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Sheldon Jacobson, an engineering professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a regular commentator on the aviation industry, tells me that the capacity issues are directly attributable to the lack of TSA pay.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

EchoStar also recorded a net loss of $14.5 billion in 2025, compared with a loss of $119.55 million a year earlier, “primarily attributable to non-cash asset impairments and other expenses totaling approximately $17.63 billion.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Severe reactions may occasionally occur in sensitive individuals, and medical literature records one death possibly, though not definitely, attributable to fire ant venom.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson