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become tainted



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Other lawmakers, though, feared that the bill had become tainted by FTX’s influence.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

Memories of consumerism and easy credit seem to have become tainted by the recession.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2019

The event faces “a critical test for its viability”, Hollywood Reporter said in an article suggesting it had become tainted by the scandal due to Weinstein’s former involvement.

From Reuters • May 17, 2018

Maybe Elvis Costello was right: Nielsen reissued May radio ratings for Los Angeles stations after recalculating the numbers because its survey sample had become tainted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2014

Those portions of it which have not had sufficient sun in the drying process, become tainted, and the odour is anything but agreeable.

From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.




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