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attributable

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




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“That’s directly attributable to resource issues at the IRS.”

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 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

Forrester estimates that fewer than 100,000 of those job losses were primarily attributable to AI productivity gains or cost savings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

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




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