tainted
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Gluba said the city has only confirmed two tainted copies of the guide, but is investigating the magnitude of the distribution.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The ruling is reminiscent of another case in which Kavanaugh found that a Mississippi defendant’s trial was tainted by racial discrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The money, in their view, not only has to make up for mounting legal fees, but lost income, tainted reputations, fractured families, and years spent behind bars.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
But such is the scale and seriousness of the charges, in such an event, critics will inevitably argue that his many accomplishments are tainted, even those that occurred after the period the case relates to.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
When the milk in Oregon is tainted by the radiation eruption of a Soviet nuclear reactor, we are forced to see our interdependence.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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