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blame

[bleym] / bleɪm /




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But a grand jury report found that it was the contractor, and not the airport, largely to blame for issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, environmental group Friends of the Earth Scotland believes its policy which is to blame rather than the actions of individual households.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Come on, the oil companies didn’t know everything, really, and who can blame them.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

I don’t blame you for finding yourself in this situation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

I blame Ms. Lena for my new love of this stuff.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

In the lawsuit, he blames Metrolink’s improper care of its aging fleet of trains for several incidents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

He blames cellphones, saying, “There’s more money being stolen with that phone than there’s ever been with a gun.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The comments came after Ukraine filed a formal notice to the United Nations body of the threats posed to civilian aircraft from its munitions—a risk Kyiv blames on Russia’s refusal to take adequate safety measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The firm itself blames Russia and police arrest three suspects who they say were "following orders".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I can tell she feels pity for me and blames herself for not having been a better mother and stopped me from being so rebellious.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

And while GM Brandon Gomes publicly blamed the “ebbs and flows” of a season and not knee inflammation or biceps tightness, Ohtani waved wildly at pitches and piled up 22 strikeouts in 14 games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

It marked the start of a reckoning for the British tabloid media, which was blamed for hounding her after the car in which she was a passenger was chased by paparazzi before crashing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In 2022, the stock market hit a bump, which was largely blamed on interest-rate hikes, slumping bonds and energy shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Federal officials had initially blamed the deaths on a diphtheria outbreak but exactly what happened is now the subject of an investigation.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

He blamed Khrushchev for the failure of the summit.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

European countries are also blaming Russia for suspicious incidents on their territory.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

But when he posted on Reddit about his experience, he got a different response from Bilt about the source of the problem, blaming a different banking partner.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

Many consumers are blaming data centers, though the industry says it isn’t solely to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Signs quickly piled up at his roadside memorial blaming Bustillos for the chain of events and telling other drivers to slow down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“All that work, down the drain. I’m not blaming you, Katniss. It’s just that very few people are born with camera-ready faces. Like him.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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