chalk
Example Sentences
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Low lying river valleys and areas on chalk aquifers - such as the Salisbury Plains - are most prone to groundwater flooding.
From BBC
Mike: Better, even though City probably had a goal chalked off incorrectly.
From BBC
On Wednesday, equities also got hammered despite January’s surprisingly strong jobs report, action which strategists chalked up to a more complicated outlook for inflation and interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
From MarketWatch
Jenny Voisard, media and website manager for Friends of Big Bear Valley, chalks it up partly to Jackie’s and Shadow’s highly individual personalities.
From Los Angeles Times
Some market strategists chalked it up to this: A stronger labor market could complicate the outlook for inflation and interest-rate cuts.
From MarketWatch
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