chalk
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Chalk streams are rare, diverse habitats and, of the 260 chalk rivers in world, 85% of them are located in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
But to turn the other cheek at this point, or even to chalk these changes up to healthful new habits, would be to ignore the obvious.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Sure, party leaders can try to chalk up this result to a one-off mistake.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
But chalk isn’t his only tool for doing math.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Let’s chalk today up to rookie error. Tomorrow morning you’ll be at work at ten and you’ll stay until six, unless one of the staff —the actual adult staff—tells you otherwise.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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
Some of it he chalks up to bad luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Jerry chalks his stubbornness up to his Norwegian heritage, and I tell him that as someone with Norwegian-German roots myself, I know where he’s coming from.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
It’s weak, but he chalks it up to adrenaline.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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