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attributions

noun

plural of attribution

as in characteristics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind a genuine respect for one another is one of the most commonly cited attributions of a happily married couple

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Recent Examples of attributions In two cases, the publishers added specific attributions, as had been required of Miller’s book. — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The work has bounced between several attributions over the years before scholar Giuseppe Porzio identified it as a painting by Glielmo, giving bidders a fresh reason to take notice. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026 Political discussions on social media are often dominated by competing attributions of more and more insidious motives to people on the other side. — Mark Schroeder, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026 This post was corrected on 21 January 2021 to clarify attributions. — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2021

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See the Republican Party, which considers Islamophobia as one of its main characteristics.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
What’s more useful in understanding the world is a straightforward accounting of it—a kind of double-entry inventory of its characteristics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristics

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Fashion teams can compare cities and seasons as well as brands, side by side, and it can be done with a highly granular range of attributes — such as product type, color, material and print all the way through to fit, detail, trim, closure and tone.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Visa says its models examine more than 500 attributes of a transaction and return a risk score in milliseconds.

— Satya Vandrangi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of attributes

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His ability to square the ball up and not chase out of the strike zone are probably his best traits.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The offense showed a lot of good traits in a small sample size, but still has strides to make as the Tigers open up the playbook.

— PJ Green September 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of traits

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But things did not click regularly enough as a team, hence the summer-long search for a new No 10-type playmaker who could provide the necessary creativity and consistency to supplement Windass’ qualities.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Nigerian pastor William Kumuyi, whose Global Crusades have taken his ministry to countries across several continents, sees those qualities as a wider feature of African Christianity.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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