attributes
Americannoun
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“Do I need to hire more people? Is this going to slow down at all?” says Porter, who attributes the surge in part to stock-market gains padding boomers’ retirement savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Although under a somewhat faded exterior, Pacoima Middle School has flashy technology and other attributes, including expanded academic offerings, rising test scores, a robotics lab, a room of new fitness equipment and added garden space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"That's why we're trying to add quality to the squad from different parts of the world and we're trying to add some different attributes."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ashton acknowledges that one of the key lessons from their previous Premier League campaign was the need to bring in more athletic players "with a different set of physical attributes".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
All of these he attributes to rebel action.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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