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[blaym] / bleɪm /




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But given the covert history that Mr. Jay narrates so enjoyably, you can hardly blame people for being suspicious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The changes also encouraged junior doctors to raise concerns without fear of blame.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

If a model winds up causing a big problem in your life, you might feel tempted to blame the billionaire humans behind it.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources climate scientist Daniel Swain also placed blame on a months-long marine heatwave preceding El Niño, as well as human-caused climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I’ll take the blame for that one,” Macon said.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

He blames a tradition of risk aversion and a hierarchical organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel blames himself for the problems the team is experiencing on offense, but is confident they can be fixed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

In his first interview about his rocky tenure, Chapek speaks on being ousted as CEO and blames Bob Iger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

For example, he blames cuts in youth services over the past decade or so for leading to fewer places for young people to go and mix and develop a sense of belonging.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

He's never said it aloud, but I think he blames himself for what happened to me.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

Krems has blamed the alleged abuse on the couple’s nannies and suggested Xuan and Zhang are the victims of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

When spending cuts were instituted in summer of 2025—as business was still booming—executives in other parts of the business blamed the private-wealth division.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Resident Sher Ahmed blamed "substandard construction materials" for the tragedy and called for an investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

But when it withheld similar information in 2017, amid a tense military stand-off with India, Beijing blamed technical problems at its hydrological monitoring stations in Tibet, Singh said.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

I didn’t consider that Mrs. Hameed might get blamed.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Although the companies aren’t publicly blaming AI, the technology has been a factor, people familiar with the matter say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Teachers are undoubtedly reporting that children are arriving in school with much broader, wider ranging needs but I think we need to be really careful that we're not just jumping to blaming parents."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Today, she’s stalled out and blaming her failure on happenstance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“They basically dug their own grave,” Abbott said to ABC, blaming tech companies for moving too fast without consulting local stakeholders.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Was someone else blaming me to save his or her own skin?

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter


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