blame
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Hollie Moody, head of early careers recruitment at energy giant EDF, says she doesn't blame graduates for using AI in applications given how "brutal" the jobs market is right now.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources climate scientist Daniel Swain also placed blame on a months-long marine heatwave preceding El Niño, as well as human-caused climate change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Fed’s recently tougher tone about tackling inflation is to blame, too, says Rosenberg, with expectations for rate increases surging in the past six months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
As coral reefs struggle to survive, many sharks are losing their main food source, but humans are to blame for that one.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“As a reminder,” Santa says, “our goal today is not to blame, but to understand and then look forward.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
He blames a tradition of risk aversion and a hierarchical organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Phillips never denies she is an unlikable heroine but blames sexism for her professional collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
Even though I shouldn’t, part of me blames my parents.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Many have blamed this flood of supply for soaking up liquidity and siphoning capital away from existing publicly traded companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
In a separate security challenge, Pakistan has blamed an increase in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern border province of Balochistan on militancy emanating from Afghanistan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Cortez blamed the city for not taking any permanent or lasting measures to prevent the ocean from spilling into the streets, such as putting in place a concrete barrier or reinforcing the seawall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
More often than not, during such a meeting the parent blamed my wife or the principal for taking the phone and disrupting the parent’s day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Many people blamed the railroad for causing the fire, but the dry conditions and Dragon Sighs clearly had played a part in it, too.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
On social media, influencers and fitness experts garner millions of views and likes on videos blaming cortisol for an array of concerns from belly fat to hair loss to “moon face.”
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Today, she’s stalled out and blaming her failure on happenstance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Finnish smart-ring maker Oura postponed its public offering last month blaming “uncertainty in the IPO market.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
“Fine, Florence. I’ll just hold all this frustration and nonsense in until tomorrow morning, but don’t you go blaming me if I pop open and spray you all like a hot can of beer.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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