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let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness
chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time
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The industry’s problems can largely be chalked up to the cold hard fact that so far, it’s failed in its fundamental proposition: Consumers don’t think their products taste good enough to forgo conventional meat.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
And progressives conceded that the movement's problems can't be entirely chalked up to spending disparities.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024
That cannot simply be chalked up to the doubts around his ability to serve a second term.
—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This enduring appeal could be chalked up to its versatility.
—Emily Evans Eerdmans, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2024
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
And progressives conceded that the movement's problems can't be entirely chalked up to spending disparities.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024
That cannot simply be chalked up to the doubts around his ability to serve a second term.
—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This enduring appeal could be chalked up to its versatility.
—Emily Evans Eerdmans, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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