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[chawk] / tʃɔk /










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It is hard to say how much to chalk up to AI, rather than longer-running trends like the decline of newspapers, record sales and Hollywood blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Sheen used no props except a chalkboard and chalk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

One year ago, South East Rivers Trust and environmental organisation Citizen Zoo released 42 water voles into the chalk stream.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Coal went back inside a moment, then exited a few minutes later with his fists dug deep into his cargo pockets, his hands full of chalk.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

He chalks it up to “several moving parts” including the sale of seven parks and a closure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

It chalks up another $1.6 trillion to its connectivity business.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Put it this way, if Puka Nacua chalks up 225 receiving yards again, the Rams will win.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026

Delgado chalks up his health to the fact that he’s been a pescatarian for 45 years, with a penchant for salmon, avocados, quinoa and garbanzo beans, and that he prioritizes hydration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

It’s weak, but he chalks it up to adrenaline.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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