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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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Recently the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has chalked up historic results in state elections in East Germany - the region perhaps most threatened by demographic decline and rural emptying.
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Well, chalk up another one as Hauser knocks it out of the park on the weirdo scale as legendary game show contestant Michael Larson in The Luckiest Man in America, which just had its world premiere as one of the 2024 Toronto Film Festival’s opening-night attractions.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Home Depot’s leaders chalked up some of its weaker sales to a newer sense of caution among its customers, even though the vast majority of them own houses and have seen huge home equity gains.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
Daisy Ridley revealed she was diagnosed with Graves' disease last year, after initially chalking up her deteriorating health to a stressful role.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Well, chalk up another one as Hauser knocks it out of the park on the weirdo scale as legendary game show contestant Michael Larson in The Luckiest Man in America, which just had its world premiere as one of the 2024 Toronto Film Festival’s opening-night attractions.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Home Depot’s leaders chalked up some of its weaker sales to a newer sense of caution among its customers, even though the vast majority of them own houses and have seen huge home equity gains.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
Daisy Ridley revealed she was diagnosed with Graves' disease last year, after initially chalking up her deteriorating health to a stressful role.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Chalk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalk%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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