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They can take a generous smear of sauce, withstand several hours of compression and still emerge recognizably bread-shaped.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Earlier, lawyers for MacInnes said Wilson's allegations were "malicious concoctions" and the court heard claims the Hollywood star had ordered a smear website to target Ghost, which Wilson denied.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

She said in her resignation letter last year that the leak was meant to counter a smear campaign by critics who opposed investigating soldiers during wartime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

So, in spite of O’Leary’s concerted efforts to smear the protesters as “proxies” for the Chinese government, and to dismiss opposing arguments as “poo-poo,” Utah politicians sound quite different right now.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026

I looked around at the crowd, a smear of people rooting for their friend or son or brother or teammate.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

So when Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked him about the Atlantic’s recent report regarding his alleged drinking on the job, Patel leapt at Van Hollen with a set of smears.

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an infection that can cause cancer when left untreated, through Pap smears and HPV testing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

In a statement on social media, Iqbal Mohamed did not say why he was leaving but made reference to "false allegations and smears made against me".

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

Popular for offering unique and affordable products — like sunscreens that don’t leave white smears while doubling as moisturizers — South Korean cosmetics have dominated some social media feeds in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

Red smears painted parts of the discarded drywall.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Lean and wet and smeared with grass, he introduces himself as Lincoln Hedberg from New Jersey.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

Either way, the onetime roommates and bandmates pioneered a discomfiting broken-doll aesthetic of smudged eyeliner, smeared lipstick and plastic barrettes clipped to hanks of bleached-out hair.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Kyle Jamieson smeared three sixes in his unbeaten 38 and was left stranded when Robinson bowled Henry for his fourth Test five-for.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Her makeup was smeared and it looked like scary Halloween paint.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Ramos said the audio was about smearing his work, adding "no Mexican authority took responsibility for that audio."

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

He held a press conference outside his law office a few blocks away as rain fell, smearing reporters’ notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

But when he discovers a beehive, he shares the honey with his fellow prisoners by smearing it over his body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

In the post he also accused other media outlets or TV programmes of "smearing" him through "a highly sophisticated system of document and visual alteration".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

I stared at a dollop of bird shit on the bottom step, the way the rain was smearing it into the crevices of the wood.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd