chalk
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If you want to be cynical you could chalk it up to coincidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"For Yabloko. For freedom" was scribbled in chalk on the pavement outside the courthouse.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
But to turn the other cheek at this point, or even to chalk these changes up to healthful new habits, would be to ignore the obvious.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Sure, party leaders can try to chalk up this result to a one-off mistake.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
The young woman’s face was white as chalk; twice before they reached the car, I thought she would faint.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
He chalks it up to “several moving parts” including the sale of seven parks and a closure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It chalks up another $1.6 trillion to its connectivity business.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Put it this way, if Puka Nacua chalks up 225 receiving yards again, the Rams will win.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
His “Playhouse” stage show castmates were unhappy with him getting all the credit, but the performer chalks it up to “show business.”
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
It’s weak, but he chalks it up to adrenaline.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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