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attribute

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




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Significantly, the science that makes it possible to attribute how much any one disaster was influenced by climate change has steadily advanced.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

"The decline in spatial memory indicates a progressive onset of neurodegenerative disease that we can attribute to CSE loss," says first author Suwarna Chakraborty, a researcher in Paul's lab.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The friends attribute their obsession to nostalgia for childhood—when they first watched it—and the simple charm of ’90s New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The debate over whether AI is superior to humans at various assignments is an increasingly critical one, especially as companies attribute mass layoffs to the technology.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“I am only telling you the beginnings of the language. Suppose you try to tell me the song of any single bird which I can’t attribute originally to imitation?' “The night-jar,” said the Wart.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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