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attribute

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




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The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Klein also points out that despite the uptick in bond yields that many commentators attribute to unsustainable fiscal deficits has caused “so far zero evidence of any looming slowdown in U.S. economic data.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Iceland is now one of Europe's most affluent nations and Eirikur Bergmann, professor of politics at Bifröst University, told the BBC that "many people attribute this to Iceland's independence".

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Sales at nonstore retailers fell by 2.2%, which many analysts attribute to Amazon holding its Prime Day sales event in June instead of July.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“I never heard anyone attribute that to Ernest,” he said.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

It also papers over how homeowners may be bringing certain attributes to the process that make it more likely that they’ll build wealth, like higher incomes and a propensity to save.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson attributes the increase to strong execution, as the company brought 850 megawatts of capacity online in F1Q.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“I would’ve thought it has many of the attributes of copper,” Lawcock put to the BHP executives, drawing parallels between uranium and the industrial metal that is central to the miner’s growth plans.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Characters disappear, or have their attributes and actions assigned to different characters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

He told me that every time a person says my name, he or she is recalling the attributes of my name into my very lifeblood.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Quotes attributed to Tilak Mandadi were spoken by Sri Narasimhan, and quotes attributed to Narasimhan were spoken by Mandadi.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The phase one study met its safety and tolerability goals at a dose of 90 milligrams, and no patient deaths were attributed to the drug.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

He attributed this to his longtime desire to “bring people from all backgrounds and cultures together” via his music and performances.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

It revealed messages sent by Vorcaro to a number attributed to Moraes, in which the banker sought the justice's help in the fraud investigation against him.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

The flight instructors mistakenly attributed the pilots’ deterioration to their praise of them, and likewise the pilots’ improvement to their criticism; both, however, were simply regressions to the more likely mean performance.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

In January, he took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal attributing his past behaviour to his bipolar disorder.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

It also says "Meghan's TV comeback has been canned", attributing the information to a "top royal author".

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The development group publicly disavowed the actions, attributing them to an unnamed security contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Some experts warn that attributing too much to AI could give tech companies a loophole to avoid responsibility and liability.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Otis had praised Pollard in print since his initial condemnation of his ride in the Santa Anita Handicap, even suggesting that he may have been wrong in attributing the loss to the jockey.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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