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attribute

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




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Some agents mistakenly attribute the concept of “insurable interest” to beneficiaries, even though it doesn’t apply there.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

If you were told the building was haunted, you might attribute that agitation to something supernatural.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

You can attribute a lot of that to the AI buildout—spending on structures, equipment, and software related to AI was especially strong.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Analysts attribute the scarcity to undercalculated demand for AI use, potential imminent product updates or global memory scarcity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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




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