chalk up
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Sure, party leaders can try to chalk up this result to a one-off mistake.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Given those gains, it would be hard to chalk up today’s moves to much more than profit taking.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Those who know Michael, who is also a Stanford-trained lawyer, chalk up his public bellicosity toward Anthropic to a fierce professional loyalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Let’s chalk up your girlfriend’s comments to momentary bad judgment.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
He began to chalk up a list of all the student’s names.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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