mar

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Such errors mar but do not undermine the book, which leaves the reader with a sense of déjà vu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Gilded fixtures, trim and ornamentation — rumored to be from Home Depot — mar the walls.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

Unless the adviser followed all compliance protocols and properly documented all client communication regarding past trades and financial transactions, the dispute can mar their record.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

But backbreaking mistakes continued to mar the Trojans on both sides of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

There had been no evil to mar that propitious night, because she had listened; there had been no voice of evil; no screech owl had quaveringly disturbed the stillness.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann