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pinned (on)

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past tense of pin (on)

as in imputed (to)

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In his statement, Dan also blamed Russia for a spate of attacks in recent weeks on civilian maritime transport in the Black Sea, which has left at least three people dead and has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine.

— STEPHEN McGRATH, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
In response, Citation once again blamed the pollution on old drilling practices, according to an email from one of the company’s engineers to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

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None of this means mental illness can be solved by telling a struggling young person to put down their phone, join a club or get more sleep.

— Roxanne Prichard, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
But its rise is sometimes put down to an online meme—an aversion to holes had a moment on the mid-2000s Internet.

— Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026

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