attributes
Americannoun
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Essiedu attributes the lack of conversation around these topics to a broader discomfort around grief.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Lowe primarily attributes this behavior shift to warming waters from climate change.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Her doctor attributes it to the drug working.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
Rafael Mangual, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, attributes falling crime in the U.S. partly to people’s changing behavior, including diminished alcohol use.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Duty and conscience were, for Theodora, attributes which belonged properly to Girl Scouts.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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