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blame

[bleym] / bleɪm /




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And sadly, it’s hard to do the research about all of that and see how much media was to blame.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He felt partly to blame for how his community had been impacted: "We fought to defend our country, people and religion but only made things worse on them all these years later."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The coming initial public offering of SpaceX took some of the blame for the tech selloff.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s also where we get the album title: “I don’t blame the circus/I blame the clown.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Maggie threw the blame on Leah for taking two innocent children and forcing them into a life of lies.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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