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blame

[bleym] / bleɪm /




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“They started development last fall, so you can’t totally blame current events like the Iran war or Venezuela,” Prétat said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Weak fourth-quarter results are partly to blame for the stock’s slump this year.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Johnny Knoxville and his band of professional bad decision-makers are calling this one their final hurrah and, really, can you blame them?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The Labour council might not have been entirely to blame for the state it was in, but they seem to have carried the can.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Now, to be fair—and Penelope always tried to be fair—Plinkst was not wholly to blame for her misery.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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