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At the time of her diagnosis, Phillips said she had suffered months of brain fog and anxiety - and initially had attributed the symptoms to the menopause.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had attributed its long delays to staffing woes and low pay.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

At the time, researchers had attributed the behaviors to “unnatural” factors related to the constant human presence of the researchers observing the monkeys.

From Scientific American • Aug. 30, 2023

The previous poll carried out between May 31 and June 1 had attributed 41 seats to Sumar.

From Reuters • Jun. 19, 2023

Little Anna, as she was called, had not been well of late, and doctors had attributed her death to illness, because there seemed to be no evidence of foul play.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann