blight
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It was triggered by potato blight which spread across Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The cost of Gary, Ind.’s blight elimination campaign, which includes demolishing part of the downtown, securing investment from local employers and resurrecting dormant neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
They added: "Homicides are at their lowest level in almost 50 years, theft and other offences that blight local areas are also falling, while charges are going up significantly."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
NCST, a nonprofit that aims to boost affordable housing and fight neighborhood blight, praised provisions related to preservation and rehabilitation.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
The rancher examined a few plants and said he thought a blight had infested the plants.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
I wish we could point to a new robust corner of Minnehaha and Lake Street where the condemned Third Precinct still blights the corner, but we can’t.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025
"We've committed to addressing the speed of play," Monahan said as he announced working group recommendations that will be implemented to try to erase one of the sport's biggest blights.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
To many, it’s ugly vandalism that blights the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
For the first time, digital data was available that allowed preventive action: spotting tree blights in early stages or providing comprehensive information on watersheds for crop planning and flood protection.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023
Mars has no insects, parasites, or blights to deal with, and the Hab maintains perfect growing temperature and moisture at all times.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence, which has blighted the west African country for around a decade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Back pain is one of the UK's most common conditions that has blighted millions over generations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Since then they have knocked down 115 blighted homes, helping trigger new construction and renovations on those blocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But a hand injury blighted his chances of being named 2026 World's Strongest Man, and he was knocked out in the qualifying heats.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
His eyes were open but he was no longer seeing the vermin-ridden trees around him, their blighted leaves, or the foul dark mud under his feet.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
Slavery shaped the Americas for four centuries, blighting the entire hemisphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
The 76-year-old retired state employee, former gun store owner and avid elk hunter from La Grande, Oregon, is on a mission to keep turbines and transmission towers from blighting the rural landscape.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
Responding to the data, policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the government "will not tolerate the criminality blighting our communities".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
Next time you feel like littering, think of the bird you may harm and the beauty you are blighting.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
This I had believed with all my being, but now, though still inwardly affirming that belief, I felt a blighting hurt which prevented me from trying further to defend myself.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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