Example Sentences

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In earlier bankruptcy filings, Dharod had blamed California and Carl’s Jr. for his stores’ struggles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Economists had blamed some of the extended slowdown on the RBNZ’s policy of aggressive interest-rate increases in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic when inflation ran hot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In Essex, in 2019, police said a driver caught going the wrong way round the M25 had blamed his satnav.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

CME had blamed the outage on a cooling issue at a data center.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

Those he had blamed were still alive and well.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen