chalk
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One year ago, South East Rivers Trust and environmental organisation Citizen Zoo released 42 water voles into the chalk stream.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
If you want to be cynical you could chalk it up to coincidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
He had got very white, his pallor dry and talcumy as a chalk drawing on rough paper.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
He chalks it up to “several moving parts” including the sale of seven parks and a closure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It chalks up another $1.6 trillion to its connectivity business.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Jenny Voisard, media and website manager for Friends of Big Bear Valley, chalks it up partly to Jackie’s and Shadow’s highly individual personalities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Put it this way, if Puka Nacua chalks up 225 receiving yards again, the Rams will win.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
It’s weak, but he chalks it up to adrenaline.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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