chalk
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The water quality of a Berkshire chalk stream - named by Thames Water as part of a "flagship chalk stream restoration project" - has been classed as "poor" by the Environment Agency.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"For Yabloko. For freedom" was scribbled in chalk on the pavement outside the courthouse.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
Alex made another two chalk crosses, one for the tunnel he had left, another for the one he was entering.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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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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