blame
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And while that is true to some degree, the curious viewer can’t shoulder the blame for the film’s shortcomings.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
But there’s a lot of blame and shame around people who are poor and/or in debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
But a grand jury report found that it was the contractor, and not the airport, largely to blame for issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
There were claims he was to blame for the murders in some way.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Your confession there. Taking blame on yourself. Admitting you were wrong. That’s grown-up stuff.”
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
In his first interview about his rocky tenure, Chapek speaks on being ousted as CEO and blames Bob Iger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Director Matson now blames me for his ostrich troubles and his conflict of interest troubles,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Apple blames employees who left the company for taking their personal accounts with them—even though Apple encouraged them to use personal accounts for work.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Money and Mental Health, a charity, also blames the design of online shopping sites for "minimising the friction around spending money".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Enrique blames the boy’s father for his aggressiveness and penchant to fight.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
In a video posted on social media, he claimed Joshua and Hearn were "trying to pull out" and blamed the dispute largely on Hearn's objection to White.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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
It marked the start of a reckoning for the British tabloid media, which was blamed for hounding her after the car in which she was a passenger was chased by paparazzi before crashing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 2022, the stock market hit a bump, which was largely blamed on interest-rate hikes, slumping bonds and energy shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Girl Finnegan blamed his tears for scaring away the fish.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe's industrial giant Ineos is pausing production at its three plants in Hull, blaming high UK gas prices.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
But when he posted on Reddit about his experience, he got a different response from Bilt about the source of the problem, blaming a different banking partner.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Signs quickly piled up at his roadside memorial blaming Bustillos for the chain of events and telling other drivers to slow down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
He’s tough, but he shouldn’t be blaming Zarra.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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