fault
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“The Boys,” through no fault of its own, became an example of TV history repeating.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
More than a million pilgrims have poured into Saudi Arabia from across the world for the annual Hajj in Mecca, braving a war that has laid bare the Middle East’s modern fault lines.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
A second big speech toward the end will almost certainly get groans that are as much our fault as his.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"It's always somebody else's fault: it's either the local authorities' fault or the scandalous profiteering residential sector; nobody will seem to accept responsibility", he says.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Nim yelled—so loud and so often that Fred went to sulk in his cave in case it was his fault.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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