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On Monday US President Donald Trump said he asked Fifa to review Balogun's ban, which he said would have left a "big stain" on the tournament.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Platner being able choose his successor would stain that successor with Platner’s problems for the rest of the campaign!

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

"It is a stain on our history. Mothers, many young, vulnerable and without support were coerced, bullied or misled into feeling that they had no choice but to have their children taken away from them."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

It’s a true honor to be a small stain on the history of this illustrious show.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

That turmeric is going to leave a stain.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Resting in the sports hall in Villamanta, Margarita, 70, pointed to the stains on her T-shirt -- the same one she had been wearing for four days.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The prosecution had told this trial that there were blood stains on the trousers, blood on the jacket and an anorak that had discharge residue.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

She claims she asked for forgiveness while at the church youth group meeting with Griffin in attendance, and returned the dress to Griffin with stains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Water stains; the oil from handprints also leaves its mark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

There’s some broken electronics, wood scraps, an old coffee table covered in stains, and a bag of clothes.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

He did etchings, lithographs, even stained glass windows - equally at home working with the grandeur of opera design and the intimacy of pen and ink.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

PARIS—Billionaire tech investor Masayoshi Son was in despair three years ago—his reputation stained by bad startup bets and his company’s stock price cut in half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Property damage looks like stained carpeting, unusual paint colors or damaged appliances.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Inside, the house had “wall-to-wall carpets on both floors that were heavily stained and worn, dated wood paneling on the walls, holes in the walls,” Fahmy says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

From my spot on the stained carpet, I can see two spider webs and flowered wallpaper that’s peeling at the baseboard.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

It doesn’t come on a school-issued bun, nor does it come with the staining might of tomato sauce and ground beef.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

She strolls in without makeup, fresh red hair dye staining her scalp, three glittering studs on her teeth that she flashes while talking as though she’s not being recorded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

This makes it more resilient to differences between hospitals, microscopes, and staining techniques, while also improving its ability to detect rare or abnormal cells.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026

During weekly phone calls, I’d catch her in the middle of staining a table, reupholstering a chair, or rewiring a chandelier she’d found at a flea market.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

Packets of tea were floating in the folds of the crumpled mainsail that hung down through the top hatch, staining the water in brown clouds.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen