tainted

Example Sentences

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Research shows that executives are tainted when their companies fail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Prosecutors in Paris will seek to establish whether the baby formula producers are liable for distributing a tainted product.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

In addition, the neighbor’s testimony was tainted in several ways.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Its business took a hit when it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

“Don’t you see? We re all tainted by it. As long as we keep quiet and let it go on, were as bad as they are. It eats at them; it eats at us.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep