blame
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On Wednesday, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the blame should lie with the individual who committed the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Former UK air accident investigator Tim Atkinson agrees that there is always a temptation to blame a dead pilot for a serious accident.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Dadhania explained that while this partially represents the fact that Nike products account for about 60% of Foot Locker’s total revenue, “lower quality inventory and/or softer sell through rates” may also be to blame.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
When people with these symptoms went to the hospital but didn’t come back, some people concluded that the hospital or its doctors were to blame.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
I really couldn’t blame Mama for being so surprised at what she was seeing.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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