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Spread of false information online and lack of trust in authority, combined with how quickly the vaccines had been developed, were contributory factors, said the report.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

“The intent required for contributory liability can be shown only if the party induced the infringement or the provided service is tailored to that infringement.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Jim Williams shared that Adam Williams’ official cause of death was atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with obesity as a contributory factor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

Against the backdrop of recent kidnappings, governors and traditional chiefs from 19 northern states recently dubbed illegal mining a "major contributory factor to the security crises".

From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025

It made me uneasy, as though the whole evening had been a trick of some sort to exact a contributory emotion from me.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Or have the citizens at large, being contributories to the maintenance funds, a right to vote?

From Unitarianism by W.G. Tarrant

He may be assisted, like a trustee in bankruptcy, by a committee of inspection, composed of creditors and contributories.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

The sentence, if true, was too severe; the offspring who were innocent contributories to the crime deserved pity rather than punishment; the judgment passed on the real offenders was also unduly harsh.

From America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat by Tingfang Wu

Tumult and commotion are almost as necessary contributories to the success of the stratagem as is the cable.

From Tropic Days by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield

Such power is not neutralized by our infirmities; it asserts itself under their limiting conditions and makes them its contributories.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay