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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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Either way, this can be chalked up as yet another controversy involving an AI seeming to regurgitate training material that someone else spent time and effort creating in the first place.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
Part of that disconnect can often be chalked up to how uncompromisingly weird and trend-creating Charli has insisted on being, never leaning too hard into the surefire sounds and schticks that her peers have embraced over the years.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Once again, ConsumerAffairs chalks up these losses to the extreme cost of living.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
Chelsea Ridley, director of community engagement at Open Books and co-founder of the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, chalks up the negativity to resource scarcity.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
Part of that disconnect can often be chalked up to how uncompromisingly weird and trend-creating Charli has insisted on being, never leaning too hard into the surefire sounds and schticks that her peers have embraced over the years.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Once again, ConsumerAffairs chalks up these losses to the extreme cost of living.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
Chelsea Ridley, director of community engagement at Open Books and co-founder of the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, chalks up the negativity to resource scarcity.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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