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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Leadership and teams were finger-pointing and passing off blame.
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Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Those questions are already sparking debates among public officials, marking the beginning of what's likely to be months of finger-pointing over the controversial deactivation of the tech on Sept 23.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
But the end result was ho-hum 82-80 record, no postseason and an endless stream of finger-pointing and alibis.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Those questions are already sparking debates among public officials, marking the beginning of what's likely to be months of finger-pointing over the controversial deactivation of the tech on Sept 23.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
But the end result was ho-hum 82-80 record, no postseason and an endless stream of finger-pointing and alibis.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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