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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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That said, chalk up a fifth straight division win, a 12-5 record, and a trip to the AFC Championship game against who else but the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
On Friday, Coco Gauff—just 20, but no stranger to chalking up records, firsts, and number one rankings—will join LeBron James in hoising the flag to lead the nearly 600-strong American team into the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 24 July 2024
Stirling chalks up her reaction to being a longtime gymnastics fan and knowing Lee’s comeback from being sidelined from her kidney disease.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
In Clare, a rural town about 150 miles northwest of Mount Clemens, Gene and Cindy Gibson chalked up the lack of excitement to a broader malaise.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
On Friday, Coco Gauff—just 20, but no stranger to chalking up records, firsts, and number one rankings—will join LeBron James in hoising the flag to lead the nearly 600-strong American team into the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 24 July 2024
Stirling chalks up her reaction to being a longtime gymnastics fan and knowing Lee’s comeback from being sidelined from her kidney disease.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
In Clare, a rural town about 150 miles northwest of Mount Clemens, Gene and Cindy Gibson chalked up the lack of excitement to a broader malaise.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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