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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

Now, to be fair—and Penelope always tried to be fair—Plinkst was not wholly to blame for her misery.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Cohen blames other departments’ delays in turning over data as part of the reason for its chronic lateness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

The comments came after Ukraine filed a formal notice to the United Nations body of the threats posed to civilian aircraft from its munitions—a risk Kyiv blames on Russia’s refusal to take adequate safety measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Sam blames some of the crowds at tourist hotspots on social media hype and he says he regrets going to some places just because they were popular online.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“He’s this half-blood kid we brought to camp last winter. He, uh . . . he asked me to guard his sister on a quest, and I failed. She died. Now he blames me.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

There are plenty of people who can be blamed for Merlot’s fall from grace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

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

And while GM Brandon Gomes publicly blamed the “ebbs and flows” of a season and not knee inflammation or biceps tightness, Ohtani waved wildly at pitches and piled up 22 strikeouts in 14 games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

I was afraid that one of them might get hit by a car and that I would be blamed for the death.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

“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

“Brazil’s economy is cooling faster than we thought,” Bank of America economists said in a report, blaming slowdown soft consumer demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Asked about the Post's reporting, the Kennedy Center declined to comment and referred AFP to a recent statement from spokesperson Roma Daravi blaming "decades of neglect and deferred maintenance by the previous leadership."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

There have also been a number of suspicious fires at defence facilities from Italy to Estonia, with some of the affected countries blaming Russia.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“So why did Dr. Throckmorton call you! Is he blaming you for the other guy quitting?”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein