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mar

[mahr] / mɑr /


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A cycle of ephemeral emperors, military mutinies and civil wars had begun, marring Rome’s third century.

From The Wall Street Journal

But no bullet holes mar the walls of any of the houses.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.

From Barron's

The express business was marred by lower shipment volumes to the U.S. last year due to higher tariffs and the elimination of the de minimis rule that exempted small-value items from taxes and duties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even copies of years-old news articles are marred with superfluous redactions.

From The Wall Street Journal