chalk up to
Example Sentences
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By some measures, individual stocks in the U.S. have been less correlated than ever this year, which many chalk up to the race to identify AI winners and losers across industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
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
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
This I can chalk up to a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is him simply being an aggressive, judgmental, self-sabotaging, angry individual.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2015
