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But shares are off about 5% in Tuesday morning action, which some analysts chalk up to Palantir’s sky-high valuation.

From MarketWatch May 5, 2026

The general disconnect between the actual work of machine learning and how it’s touted by many company and industry leaders is something data scientists often chalk up to marketing.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2022

Some of those earlier roles were also written by Schenk, and “Cry Macho” echoes them in ways too deliberate to chalk up to coincidence.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2021

Others, starting when he was about 7, “I chalk up to just dreams,” he said.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2021

Tan: I concur on the sweetness ratio, which I usually chalk up to the kitchen trying to mask low-quality meat, but that’s not the case here.

From Seattle Times Nov. 7, 2019




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