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attributable

[uh-trib-yoo-tuh-buhl] / əˈtrɪb yʊ tə bəl /




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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

“The difference of €400m is attributable to €200m of tariffs and €200m of FX, although both of these were in forecasts to varying extents,” the analysts said on the weaker-than-expected guidance for the year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

They speculate some of the decrease could be attributable to some declining demand stemming from recent winter storms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Only about 1% of people experienced muscle symptoms attributable to statin therapy during the first year of use, with no additional excess risk after that.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Most such expansions appear to be attributable to the advantages that speakers of the ancestral language, belonging to food-producing societies, held over hunter-gatherers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond