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A recent inspection “showed damage throughout the Reflecting Pool, even in the middle of the pool, where a vandal would not likely attempt to peel the lining,” the filing said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

And yet here comes Simon Armitage, the poet laureate of the U.K., with his stunning new verse translation, not as a vandal of antiquity but as a lucid accomplice to its endurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Often described as "elusive" and "secretive" by the press, the "guerrilla street artist" is a hero to some and a vandal to others.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

The mysterious case of a chain-saw-wielding vandal who appeared to randomly terrorize trees in and around downtown Los Angeles last year has come to an anticlimactic close.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

It’s also not lost on him that being father to the notorious swastika vandal isn’t a good look for the guy who’s trying to find investors for Dino-land and turn Chokecherry into the next Orlando.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

But on Monday, photos showed it had been damaged, external after vandals scratched it, leaving her name badly defaced.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But on Monday, vandals scratched the star, which was dedicated in 1984, leaving Parton's name badly defaced, with video on social media showing the damage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

In this case, he blamed vandals for damaging the pool.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

“It didn’t peel off,” Burgum said during a July 5 CNN interview, insisting that vandals with boxcutters had caused the damage: “There were people literally trying to destroy part of the monument.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

There had never been an air raid in Port Harcourt and it made no sense that there would be one now, when Port Harcourt was about to fall and the vandals were shelling close by.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie