to blame

phrase

: at fault : responsible
says he's not to blame for the accident

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Solomon-Fulop feud continues to simmer The mayor continues to blame former Mayor Steven Fulop for the budget crisis. Christine Sloan, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Millionaire investor Kevin O’Leary, who is backing a $100 billion data center in Utah, said last month foreign interference associated with the Chinese government is partly to blame for the data center backlash. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 June 2026 The common impulse is to blame the technology, faulty algorithms, poor data quality or immature tools. Dr. Nishant Parikh, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026

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“To blame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20blame. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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