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[uh-trib-yoot, a-truh-byoot] / əˈtrɪb jut, ˈæ trəˌbjut /




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Economists attribute to immigrants the bulk of U.S. population growth from 1990 to 2015.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

One attribute they look for is confidence in a business’s present value and the cash it will generate over its lifetime, which will provide a moat.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

If she is addicted to fame, mendacity, theatrical performance or whatever pathology some attribute to her, we are addicted to her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

It says it had not verified those outcomes and "cannot attribute the recruitment decisions to our training".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The natural assumption of children, Markman argues, is that if an object or person is given a second label, then that label must refer to some secondary property or attribute of that object.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Salon’s source in the community attributes this to a nostalgia among former Persian oligarchs residing in Beverly Hills, which is known colloquially as Tehrangeles.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

CEO Steve Gund attributes the nearly $400 million manufacturer’s success to a 12-step, “people-first” playbook that gives priority to worker well-being over short-term profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Procter & Gamble attributes its acquisition of Thorne as a reason for its guidance boost.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Gretchen Palek, head of alternative at Blumhouse Television, attributes the show’s success to the careful and sensitive approach to telling these terrifying experiences while highlighting real-life universal anxieties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I will base your character upon the attributes of the boulders on the lake- shore: silent, apathetic, and—considering how little they exercise—surprisingly chiseled."

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

Researchers attributed the heist to North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking unit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“What identifies an individual as a king is how other people behave towards him,” says a quote attributed to the actor.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

He attributed the change to "lower operating costs compared to running petrol-powered cars", allowing drivers a chance of higher profits.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

He attributed this to Axon’s “controls and privacy work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

It feels less Darwinian than Swiftian; it calls to mind a long-ago dart attributed to G. K. Chesterton: when there aren’t enough hats to go around, the problem isn’t solved by lopping off some heads.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Sociologist and political scientist Mayra Goulart, a professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, also cautions against attributing Lula's comeback solely to social media.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

In psychoanalysis, projection involves attributing feelings, intentions, or qualities to someone else.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Optical stocks were hit especially hard in Monday’s action, with analysts attributing the moves in part to cautious commentary about AI spending.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Although many people greeted the new forensic sciences with reverence, attributing to them a godlike power, they were often susceptible to human error.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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