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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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Part of that melancholy can surely be chalked up to some run-of-the-mill, parasocial attachment.
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Across the internet, people have shared viral stories about medical gaslighting, describing the ways that doctors chalked up their symptoms of appendicitis, heart conditions, or even cancer to anxiety.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Skinner’s shrinking opportunity can be chalked up to the limitations of his skill set.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Some of the increase can be chalked up to a rebound after pandemic restrictions brought infections to a 40-year low.
—Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Across the internet, people have shared viral stories about medical gaslighting, describing the ways that doctors chalked up their symptoms of appendicitis, heart conditions, or even cancer to anxiety.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Skinner’s shrinking opportunity can be chalked up to the limitations of his skill set.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Some of the increase can be chalked up to a rebound after pandemic restrictions brought infections to a 40-year low.
—Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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