stained
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But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
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
Her brightly stained lips tightened and she twitched her head in a no-no rebuke.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
