blame
Example Sentences
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The casual investor might have blamed the pullback on the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate increases to combat inflation.
Rodríguez blames her asthma on a visit she made as a child to her father in prison.
Some voters said the state’s charitable tradition is partly to blame.
James: The board are completely and utterly to blame.
From BBC
Despite acknowledging results have not been good enough, Nancy disputes that his tactics are to blame, saying only one of the 15 goals conceded in his seven matches has been a failure of his system.
From BBC
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