blame
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I couldn’t even blame the hormones for making me act like this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The sale process comes just eight months on from Khun Top saying he is shouldering the blame for the club's drastic recent demise.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He said the emphasis should not be on pinning blame on individuals but finding the cause: "We need to know what is killing our elephants."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pirro squarely placed the blame on Burgum’s office, which she claimed provided “barebones police reports” despite her asking for “everything.”
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
I think about blocking his number, but part of me wants to see that he’s trying, even if it’s to blame me for everything he did.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The company blames a power company, which was working on the warehouse’s roof, for the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He blames people who stop overnight by the sides of roads in campervans and cars for the mess.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
He blames the purchase price of milk, which is too low, and subsidies that are too small and mostly benefit large grain producers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Ms. Bass blames the City Council for not doing more to clean up homelessness and improve quality-of-life issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The song blames the people who make war happen.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
It is blamed for making the beach smell and stopping people from going for walks on the sand.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The gulf between perception and reality then and now can’t be blamed on Mr. Netanyahu, nor TikTok or social media, which did not yet exist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
He blamed the rapid spread on "tinder dry" conditions and said the "devastation is extensive".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Fox Business blamed the commotion on young people and their supposed addiction to “little treats.”
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was as if they were being blamed.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Last week, Ellison attempted a high-profile reputation reboot, extolling his love for movies and blaming politics for opposition to the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Malaysian Meteorological Department urged locals to stay indoors, with director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip blaming a "cross-border haze phenomenon from Kalimantan."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Apple is raising prices on its products globally, blaming the rising cost of memory chips because of high demand from AI companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Griffin added it was sad to see closures for a second summer running, but she stopped short of blaming maintenance issues alone, pointing to boaters who had hit gates or left lock paddles open.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
I try not to sound like the blaming girlfriend.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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