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[kuhn-trib-yoot] / kənˈtrɪb jut /




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Those studies have shown that extreme sleep loss can increase appetite and overeating, factors that contribute to weight gain.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Management has indicated the JV is expected to contribute roughly 20 million-22 million units annually.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Van der Velden and other actors help develop the character’s backstory, voice and emotional life and, in some cases, contribute performance and motion-capture work.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Families, friends and employers can contribute up to $5,000 per year per child, who can access the funds when they turn 18.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

These 500 people are now reminded of this and told that in order to continue to receive this valuable information for the seventh week they must each contribute $500.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

"Persistent dominance of defender macrophages can create a prolonged inflammatory environment that contributes to post-traumatic osteoarthritis."

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

NOx is a smog-forming pollutant that aggravates respiratory illnesses, especially asthma, forms acid rain and contributes to nutrient pollution in coastal waters.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

The tomato brings sweetness and acidity; the soy contributes salt and savory depth.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

The east African country, culturally influential in the region, has a vibrant creative industry that contributes around 5% to the national economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Everyone who buys the furniture will have contributed to the destruction of the forest, and the destruction of the forest contributes to the process of global warming.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

He has consistently contributed when he has played for England this season, is match sharp and now could be the time to ask him to step up.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

While he suggested online that his health habits and weight in his 20s contributed to the condition, he told The Wall Street Journal that he didn’t mean to imply a connection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

"I think it would be terrible to call someone out and be like: why haven't you contributed?" she says.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Sperling said the new findings suggest acidification likely contributed to the extinction but was far less significant than warming and oxygen depletion.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

It is not the case that all cultural advances in East Asia stemmed from China and that Koreans, Japanese, and tropical Southeast Asians were noninventive barbarians who contributed nothing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Citizen scientists have helped researchers uncover how parental care evolved in harvestmen, a group of spider like arachnids, by contributing observations through the popular nature platform iNaturalist.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Norway defeated England again in a 1993 qualifying match, contributing to England missing the 1994 World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

In the preliminary findings, the Commission said the endless stream of content "shift the brain into autopilot mode, contributing to unhealthy habits".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

After contributing to the system for decades — and with no way of knowing how long you’ll live in retirement — many people naturally want to get as much as they can from Uncle Sam.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“You’re not contributing anything here. On the contrary, you’re in the way.”

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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