attributable

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"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

Fresnillo said its full-year attributable silver production of 48.7 million ounces was in line with guidance, while full year attributable gold production of 600,287 ounces exceeded guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 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

The amount of ink was attributable to the fact that Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin paid a surprise visit to a garden party held in Moscow for the American chess team.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady