finger-pointing
noun
fin·ger-point·ing
ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌpȯin-tiŋ 
: the act of making explicit and often unfair accusations of blame
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In letters between all the companies’ lawyers, there’s been a lot of legal finger-pointing, but one thing is clear: Delta took much longer to recover from CrowdStrike’s outage than any other U.S. airline.
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Since it was introduced in July 2023, the citation docket program has gotten off to a slow start — a pace that has prompted finger-pointing among Bates’ office, Baltimore Police and Mayor Brandon Scott’s office.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
The move follows three weeks of Democratic party chaos, anxiety and finger-pointing over Biden’s catastrophic debate performance on June 27 against his Republican candidate Donald Trump.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2024
The time to act is now, not in the aftermath of a crisis, when there is a dearth of sensible thinking and an abundance of overreaction and finger-pointing.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Since it was introduced in July 2023, the citation docket program has gotten off to a slow start — a pace that has prompted finger-pointing among Bates’ office, Baltimore Police and Mayor Brandon Scott’s office.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
The move follows three weeks of Democratic party chaos, anxiety and finger-pointing over Biden’s catastrophic debate performance on June 27 against his Republican candidate Donald Trump.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2024
The time to act is now, not in the aftermath of a crisis, when there is a dearth of sensible thinking and an abundance of overreaction and finger-pointing.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024
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