blame
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Farmers disagree, saying drought and other factors are primarily to blame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
All the defendants will also likely blame Walker for her own condition, given that she suffered from a constellation of issues before becoming pregnant.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
No one is safe from the blame, but no one’s exclusive to blame, either, besides the guy putting together the offense and calling the plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Local communities have cited nondisclosure agreements and secrecy surrounding data-center plans as a big reason they oppose the facilities, which many blame for pushing up power prices and consuming large amounts of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I’ll take the blame for that one,” Macon said.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Phillips never denies she is an unlikable heroine but blames sexism for her professional collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In the lawsuit, he blames Metrolink’s improper care of its aging fleet of trains for several incidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
He blames cellphones, saying, “There’s more money being stolen with that phone than there’s ever been with a gun.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He isn’t taking personal accountability, but he’s accepting the NBA’s $700,000 fine and, in a statement, said he blames “lapses in judgment by people within my inner circle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Annabelle blames this part of the trip on Loretta.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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
He blamed a “clerical reporting error” and said he is paying the fine in $1,000 monthly installments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Wildfires in Indonesia are blamed in large part on slash-and-burn land-clearing practices that result in the destruction of fire-resistant forest cover and the draining of peatlands.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Mason, worried she would be solely blamed, resigned on June 2 and claimed Stiegler “used me to further his personal agenda…regardless of the merits,” Diamond wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Zhenya even blamed herself for having assigned Galya to Anya’s plane.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
By September, Wilson slashed her goal to around 1,000 beds in two years, blaming budget constraints and the pace of government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The dispute dates back to March when management announced plans to cut up to 100 posts, blaming a sharp fall in income from international students.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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
About how she had to stop blaming herself for what happened to Amanda before she could cope with it and move forward.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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