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But even if QXO and other laggards in the fund don’t rebound soon, it’s just a tiny blemish on what’s been a solid run of success for Malbon and her colleagues at Patient Capital.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Rasmussen lasted through the seventh inning, leaving that home run as the only blemish on his outing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

And in a culture so hellbent on idol worship and exhausting discourse, where every blemish is smoothed out or screamed at, “SNL” still offers us something scrappy and unvarnished.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was a blemish, closing the day 1.8% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

She was popular, an only child, and by all accounts without blemish.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Ohtani didn’t give up a run in those 4 ⅓ innings, and the only other blemishes on the performance were a pair of walks and a hit batter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

France's only blemishes were moments of overplaying, which was hardly surprising for a team that was flying and enjoying themselves.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

In large amounts, fluoride causes unsightly blemishes on teeth, and it may even have some negative health consequences.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

But he doesn’t seem to have regarded the discovery of these blemishes on the Sun as very significant at that time.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The city of about 35,000 has always considered itself an island of Old California, even as clogged roads and McMansions blemished the once-pristine hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

That record is blemished by his removal from an assignment based on his Francis-like tendencies, which may have had a hand in his failure to rise above the lowest of the U.S.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

The two hour and 15 minute show, blemished only by some occasionally muddy sound, touched on mortality a number of times.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

Who has time to look at tier 1 capital ratios when you’re urgently shifting your cash to a bank with a less blemished recent history?

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023

The incongruity of queuing to beg for food made her feel uncomfortable, blemished.

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

Senate when she died, and questions about her mental capacity shadowed her final years in office, blemishing her reputation and forcing her to repeatedly fend off calls to resign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

He hasn’t lost in 16 fights since dropping a majority decision to Floyd Mayweather in 2013, with only a draw against Gennady Golovkin blemishing his record.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2021

But the defence, along with the team as a whole, improved markedly after half-time and never looked like blemishing only their second clean sheet of the season after the break.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2016

Russo’s reasoning: The Golden Bears under coach Stub Allison were either No. 1 or No. 2 all season, with only a scoreless tie against Washington blemishing their record.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2016

Bless God, therefore, if he hath kept thee from blotting and blemishing of thy profession; if thy conversation has not been stained with the blots and evils of the times.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John