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

“The apparent resilience in the S&P 500 is attributable to the increasing bullishness of industry analysts’ consensus estimates for earnings per share in 2026 and 2027,” said Ed Yardeni, president and founder of Yardeni Research.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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

Of the six deaths that occurred in wrecks the year before in the county, one was attributable to a teen driver.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel