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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
chalk .
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Examples
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When Myra asked her, Ginny went and got the sidewalk chalks from the childrens 'art case.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES: AT THE BEACH IN 1994 Maggie Jochild 2007
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Retail news and analysis site ICv2. com chalks up much of the improvement to price increases and "a stronger shipping schedule."
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He chalks the mistaken filings up to confusion on his staff, and mentioned his former treasurer Bruce Anderson -- a one-time ally who is now associated with Sotomayor since a falling-out -- as part of the confusion.
In The 35th, Challengers Hope To Out-Outsider The Outsider The Huffington Post 2011
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She chalks the tension up to overexposure more than any core conflict.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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For his part, Klein chalks the registration up to an error at his law firm and plans to deregister.
HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- Lobbyists Occupy Romney Paul Blumenthal 2012
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He chalks up part of the success of his stint on Thor to the series '"self-contained, self-sufficient and self-directing" nature before adding, "Of course, now that the Siege of Asgard Big Crossover Event is looming before me, I have to do some serious and hard thinking about the future."
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While America's counterintelligence team chalks up some victories, Mr. Wise portrays it as powerless to plug thousands of security lapses that allow an army of Chinese spies to carry off secret information.
Brush Up on Your Mandarin, Mr. Bond Christopher Carothers 2011
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As ever, Mr. Kissinger remains baffled by the successes of the Reagan administration—he calls its approach to China and Taiwan "a study in almost incomprehensible contradictions"—and chalks it up to a triumph of Reagan's winning personality.
A Diplomat Looks East Bret Stephens 2011
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But Cary assures viewers his series is still vital and chalks the issue up to tricky scheduling.
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Goings chalks up the party plan's success to the power of the demo.
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