blighted
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On a frigid January day Ms. Kozma drove me around a dense industrial area, pointing out how factory construction has blighted the landscape and disrupted traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
O’Brien is right, we desperately need hope, something to hold onto when the world and the film industry are at their most bleak and blighted.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
The tour of Australia was blighted by mistakes on and off the field.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“Right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, the blighted Oceanwide Plaza has been an eyesore for too long due to failed ownership,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Outsiders already looked upon Philadelphia as a blighted area.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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