chalk
Example Sentences
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Around 300 National Trust staff and volunteers will be involved, carrying about 17 tonnes of fresh chalk up the steep hillside, which in places has a gradient of roughly one in three.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
But the Trust says that coupled with heavier winter rains, the frequent dry spells in summer, mean the grass grows back more slowly and can leave the chalk edges more exposed and vulnerable to erosion.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Given those gains, it would be hard to chalk up today’s moves to much more than profit taking.
From Barron's • May 12, 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
They hadn’t issued Tansy her box of chalk and new broom yet.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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