attribution
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affection, attribute, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait
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There's an ethical issue at play, too, when a computer can extract and automate an entire musical aesthetic without any kind of real attribution. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Behind Holly Herndon’s Radically Human AI Music," 10 Sep. 2019 Some news organizations, such as The Washington Post, have chosen to describe the tweets as racist without attribution. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Readers sound off on word ‘racist’," 26 July 2019 Working from the company’s Los Angeles office, Boys will help the video and audio analytics platform meet a growing number of clients’ needs as attribution and automated claiming become central elements in rights holders and creators’ businesses. — Christian Saralegui, Billboard, "Executive Turntable: Moves at RCA, AXS, Columbia, Warner Records & More," 23 Aug. 2019 But attribution also provides useful guidance to policymakers. — The Economist, "Greenhouse-gas emissions are increasing the frequency of heatwaves," 25 July 2019 And before a new teen steps in to rule the youngest of Manhattan's elite on HBO Max, proper attribution must be paid to the original queen, who made the standout hair accessory practically a high school rite of passage. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "9 Headbands to Channel Your Inner Blair Waldorf, in Honor of Gossip Girl’s Return," 18 July 2019 While the debate over proper attribution raged, Stewart kept her eyes on the prize. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer," 17 June 2019 In the Obama administration, female White House aides who were tired of being verbally trampled in meetings made a point of amplifying each other — immediately repeating each other’s ideas with attribution. — Karla L. Miller, The Seattle Times, "Amid idea stealing, boss seems to hear ‘hepeaters’ more than women," 26 Mar. 2019 A few weeks ago, the same research group conducted a rapid attribution study on an earlier heat wave, which struck parts of Europe at the end of June. — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, "July Was the Hottest Month in Recorded History," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attribution.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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