become tainted
Example Sentences
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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
John Pellettieri, a Justice Department lawyer, said prosecutors took steps to ensure the case did not become tainted.
From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2017
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
To overcrowd a tent is hygienically almost impossible, for the atmosphere of a tent, however crowded, will never become tainted in the same sense as a room.
From The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
