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attribute

[uh-trib-yoot, a-truh-byoot] / əˈtrɪb yut, ˈæ trəˌbyut /




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“It’s always tough with a company like Nike, where it’s so big and the titles are frankly so big in leadership, to really know what to attribute to O’Neill,” Zackfia said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

“It is tempting to attribute polarization and war that occur in humans today to ethnic, religious or political divisions,” Sandel and his co-authors conclude.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Drift Protocol lost approximately $285 million in an April 1 cryptocurrency heist, which blockchain analytics companies attribute to North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

And whatever their failures are, that ends up being their ruling attribute to their poker game, as it were.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

To attribute to him qualities that he does not possess.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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