pinning (on)

verb

present participle of pin (on)
as in imputing (to)

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  1. blaming
  2. chalking up
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  • The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released a report blaming the Eaton Fire on electrical arcing events that took place on an out-of-service Southern California Edison (SCE) tower.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Jeanine Pirro after her office moves to drop vandalism charges over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, blaming faulty construction instead.
    — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • The victory brought a measure of redemption to the equine athlete as well, chalking up another win against his chief rival Commandant.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Management chalking up the early exit to fatigue from two deep runs and injuries to McDavid, Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, Jason Dickinson, and Adam Henrique, among others.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of chalking up
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