attributes
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He attributes that to strong consumer demand for “premier-tier” handsets and the possibility of price increases.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
While her official cause of death was listed as post-polio syndrome and chronic pulmonary failure, McVey attributes her sister's death to the effects of long Covid-19.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Voters, he said, don’t dissect candidates’ identities and attributes the way political professionals do.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
At least that’s what shortstop Zach Neto attributes it to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Big-men achieve that status by their own attributes; the position is not inherited.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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