stained
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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
Property damage looks like stained carpeting, unusual paint colors or damaged appliances.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Cigarette butts litter the floor, moldy food is left to decay on greasy dishes and the ceiling is stained with candle soot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Blood stained the white limestone rocks, blending in with the West Bank's distinctive reddish soil.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
My palms were still stained with a dark crud of ink I’d scrubbed from the machines’ crevices.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
