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defacement

NOUN
mutilation
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The Delphs are among many Ann Arbor residents who say they are witnessing a defacement of the local landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

If pressed, some argue the indignation over the defacement itself betrays how little our culture values the planet when compared to inanimate works of canvas and pigment.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2024

The ruling Georgian Dream party condemned the defacement of the icon but has not commented on the national debate about the role of Stalin.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2024

The Israeli government expressed alarm over the defacement, which officials also attributed to Jewish iconoclasm in obedience to early prohibitions against idolatry.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2023

Later evidence indicates that while there was a demonstration there was no defacement of the vault.

From Cuba, Old and New by Robinson, Albert G. (Albert Gardner)




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