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[kuhn-trib-yoot] / kənˈtrɪb jut /




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Researchers also need to determine whether changes in this drainage system contribute to eye disease and whether its activity can be safely modified.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

What they can contribute moving forward remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Currently, workers and employers each contribute 6.2%, while self-employed workers pay the entire 12.4%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“The storm won’t contribute much to lost cooling demand due to temperatures already being relatively comfortable,” the forecaster adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“I have, perhaps, something to contribute to your store of knowledge,” said Poirot.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

The province has the highest GDP per capita in the country, and it contributes billions a year to the federal tax pool because of its strong economy.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Emissions aren’t directly regulated yet for the sector, which contributes about 26% of the state’s methane pollution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

You may feel as though you’re being taxed twice, given that you’re already paying 6.2% of your wages in Social Security taxes, while your employer contributes another 6.2%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

However, those associations have generally been modest, and scientists have not been sure whether biased attention contributes to depression or develops because of it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Hasn’t it occurred to you that that’s exactly how Erastis contributes to the cause? By remaining in the Library, studying the Book?”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Nike declined to comment on pending litigation, but in court filings the company denies its product is “defective and unsafe for its intended purposes” and neither “caused injury and/or contributed to the risk of injury.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

O'Keefe who runs Mary O'Keefe relocation, external to help high value residents settle in the island said they contributed a lot to the economy and philanthropic causes.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"When we're able to maintain the same body weight and observe what happened in the body, we can directly isolate what physical exercise contributed to before weight loss," Moura explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Times staff writer Rong-Gong Lin contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He liked to rummage through the messages on her desk, and he sometimes contributed to solutions.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Brasey adds that 2027 will be the trough, with new products only contributing from 2028-2029, and management has anchored to the low end of a 10%-15% margin target for 2030-2031.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Of the $2.44 billion received in voluntary contributions in 2026, the UNHCR's top donor was the European Union at $408 million, followed by Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark as the biggest contributing countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

But costs have not gone down, he said, with tariffs and inflation contributing to his bottom line.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Also contributing to the flood risk is the arrival of a Kelvin wave, another feature of El Niño that can raise sea levels by 6 to 12 inches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Haymitch finally joins us, contributing twenty-three years of tributes he was forced to mentor.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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