attributing

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Attributing consciousness to animals based on their responses was seen as a cardinal sin.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2024

Attributing his lifelong struggle with worry, fear and insecurity to his family’s dysfunction, he also insisted that his dog committed suicide to escape the perpetual anxiety of the Lewis household.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

Attributing methane emissions to individual pieces of infrastructure and companies remains challenging because some operators and governments don’t disclose ownership or types of equipment.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

Attributing the origin of the system to her case also ignores its actual history.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

Attributing the voice to his own unsettled spirit, Blanchard proceeded upon his road to where the skeleton of a dead horse stared through the gloaming beside a quaking bog.

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden