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attributed

  • past participle
    of attribute.
    attribute
    verb (used with object)
    to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed byto ).
  • past tense form
    of attribute.
    attribute
    verb (used with object)
    to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed byto ).

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Pantheon Macroeconomics Asia economist Meekita Gupta attributed the surprisingly strong growth to a "resurgence in AI servers".

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

That means any ripples appearing in the plasma on the quark's side can be attributed to the quark itself.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fishing gear was responsible for 46% of the cases, with the rest attributed to ropes or lines not directly tied to fishing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

To paraphrase the maxim falsely attributed to Lincoln, you can fool a whole bunch of the people for a hell of a long time, but you can’t fool all of them forever.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Not only are the consequences far-reaching, but because of their variety and the fact that they may not immediately appear they may not be attributed to their true cause.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson