become tainted
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Eye drop bottles can become tainted by bacteria once opened, but there are easy ways to avoid contamination, according to Patricia Jackson, president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Other lawmakers, though, feared that the bill had become tainted by FTX’s influence.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
John Pellettieri, a Justice Department lawyer, said prosecutors took steps to ensure the case did not become tainted.
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2017
An association that once imbued his public image with a frisson of dark glamour had become tainted by sleaze.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2015
But as the pure deity was himself supposed to be stained with blood, so might the minds of his worshippers become tainted with sin, and lose their internal quiet.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
