marred
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Asfura, a conservative businessman, was declared winner of the presidential election on December 24, weeks after a tight race marred by delays and allegations of fraud.
From Barron's
Former Leeds United and Wales great Terry Yorath, whose life on and off the pitch was marred by tragedy, has died at the age of 75 following a short illness, his family announced on Thursday.
From Barron's
At 28 years old, Jackson is coming off a difficult season marred by injuries that could serve as a harbinger of what’s to come as he enters the third act of his career.
Even where voting is taking place, it is marred by a climate of fear and intimidation.
From BBC
His guiding philosophy comes from Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote that credit belongs to "the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood."
From Science Daily
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