blame
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The loyal fans blame the front office, which has waved nearly six dozens players and five managers, including interim coaches, through its revolving doors since the first season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Timothy Brennand, senior coroner for Greater Manchester West, told the hearing: "This is not a trial. This is not an exercise in blame and shame."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Everyone's looking for something to blame," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
New data centers, needed in abundance for artificial intelligence, get much of the blame, but their impact has been mixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I mean, can you blame me? I—I just want to be ordinary. To just have some peace in my life, for once.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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
Phillips never denies she is an unlikable heroine but blames sexism for her professional collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Vibhuti Garg of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis also blames "poor planning" for the problem.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The first twin goes fifty-fifty and blames it on the time zone change and her jet lag from flying in from Louisiana to New York.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
Industry officials blamed typhoons, which hit key ube farming regions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The resulting brain fog has been blamed for diplomatic mishaps, Olympic disappointments and the recent downfall of the chief executive behind Jim Beam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
In the wake of Brendan Rodgers' resignation at the beginning of last season, Desmond blamed the former manager for much of the problems that marred the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
State medical organizations, in turn, blamed lawmakers for writing ambiguous laws that offered no guidance about when doctors can intervene.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
But slaveholders blamed the violence on a “sinister Northern abolitionist plot to destroy their cherished way of life,” as one historian put it.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Soviet authorities famously denied a leak of anthrax spores in 1979, blaming tainted meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“They basically dug their own grave,” Abbott said to ABC, blaming tech companies for moving too fast without consulting local stakeholders.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
There is also an evergreen iced-coffee joke online: the person who arrives late blaming the train, fresh coffee still in hand.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Prominent AI author and regular OpenAI critic Gary Marcus said on a podcast that he believes the company has lost control of its AI and is trying to excuse itself by blaming the bots.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
But there was a great deal of squabbling, blaming, and back-and-forthing.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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