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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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And the injuries can, at least partly, be chalked up to bad luck.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Additional properties of the Saturnian system that were previously chalked up to coincidence, such as the gap between Rhea and Titan as well as the gap between Hyperion and Iapetus, could be explained by the presence of this one-time moon as well.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
The group’s operating profit jumped 40 percent in the third quarter, chalked up to an improved customer offering, strict cost controls and better gross margins, against a smaller store footprint and relatively flat sales growth.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The explanation for the recent surge in beef prices is complex, but essentially chalks up to an issue of supply and demand.
—Emma Wozniak, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Additional properties of the Saturnian system that were previously chalked up to coincidence, such as the gap between Rhea and Titan as well as the gap between Hyperion and Iapetus, could be explained by the presence of this one-time moon as well.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
The group’s operating profit jumped 40 percent in the third quarter, chalked up to an improved customer offering, strict cost controls and better gross margins, against a smaller store footprint and relatively flat sales growth.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The explanation for the recent surge in beef prices is complex, but essentially chalks up to an issue of supply and demand.
—Emma Wozniak, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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