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blame

[blaym] / bleɪm /




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Seoul's military said Pyongyang was attempting to shift the blame for escalating military tensions, while confirming the use of loudspeakers and warning shots as "legitimate defensive measures".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

ICE has previously rejected "any attempt to blame ICE for the death".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

But an independent grand jury report previously found that it was the contractor, not the airport, that was largely to blame for the problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

You blame others for taking you out of context and attributing to you bad intent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Then you can't blame nobody but yourself. Shouldn't have been out of bed. So why were you sneaking around?”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

He blames a tradition of risk aversion and a hierarchical organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He blames FedEx FDX 1.15%increase; up pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel blames himself for the problems the team is experiencing on offense, but is confident they can be fixed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Vibhuti Garg of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis also blames "poor planning" for the problem.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Ever since Nani died, Mummy’s been...different. Like she blames me or something.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

His family blamed his death on his feelings at having to wear the ankle monitor.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Fink blamed fear of data-center building on “misinformation,” saying tech companies and builders need to work better with communities and not use all the resources, such as water.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Krems has blamed the alleged abuse on the couple’s nannies and suggested Xuan and Zhang are the victims of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Dozens of people gathered on Friday outside the school to mourn the children who were killed in the collapse, which officials blamed on dilapidated infrastructure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

I sometimes blamed Barack’s campaign for the position I was in.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The contractor has sued the city, blaming it for delays, but the grand jury suggested it was the contractor who caused the delays, essentially holding out for payment of $550 million in settlement claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

But both elections will now be held on September 11, 2027, Abbas said in a decree, blaming Israeli "obstacles", according to the Palestinian official news agency Wafa.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

On social media, influencers and fitness experts garner millions of views and likes on videos blaming cortisol for an array of concerns from belly fat to hair loss to “moon face.”

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Finnish smart-ring maker Oura postponed its public offering last month blaming “uncertainty in the IPO market.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rather than blaming civil rights groups, however, it is far more productive to understand the reasons why the response to mass incarceration has been so constrained.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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