attributable

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Sheldon Jacobson, an engineering professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a regular commentator on the aviation industry, tells me that the capacity issues are directly attributable to the lack of TSA pay.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

“The apparent resilience in the S&P 500 is attributable to the increasing bullishness of industry analysts’ consensus estimates for earnings per share in 2026 and 2027,” Yardeni said in a recent report shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Only about 1% of people experienced muscle symptoms attributable to statin therapy during the first year of use, with no additional excess risk after that.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

The plaintiff's lawyers sought to dismiss people, mostly men, who believed that young internet users' mental health issues are more attributable to parental failures rather than tech platform designers.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Severe reactions may occasionally occur in sensitive individuals, and medical literature records one death possibly, though not definitely, attributable to fire ant venom.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson