blight
Example Sentences
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The $300 million Neighborhood Transformation Initiative cleared blight but failed to spur broad reinvestment in targeted areas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Philip Duffy, the EA's chief executive, said waste crime was a "serious blight" on both local communities and the environment.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
So if everyone hates the light blight, why do cities keep installing it?
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Mary’s presence is a malignancy, a blight on the name that Sam has worked so hard to build, an identity that’s separate from Mary’s and secure in its solitude.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
He meant personally to save more souls than had perished on the road from Bataan, I think, and all other paths ever walked by the blight of mankind.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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