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pinning (on)

verb

present participle of pin (on)

as in imputing (to)

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Vucic last week accused the West and The Hague tribunal of blaming only Serbs for the crimes and bringing no justice for the Serb victims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Heaping credit onto Espada is dangerous, but so is blaming him for every game that goes awry.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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The privacy concerns are real—from the suit to data collection, and even the social media content made with the tech has left people chalking up Meta Glasses as a form of surveillance.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Many of these times, KFA employees allegedly filed false expense reports chalking up the charges to meals, drinks, or standard massages.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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