tarnish

False charges of AI cheating can tarnish academic records or upend career prospects of students.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yet any tarnish to the U.S.’s standing could be fleeting.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 6, 2026

Activists and protesters see the focus on women as an effort to use India’s strict social norms dictating women’s behavior to tarnish the protests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

CBS News, historically cautious about any endeavors that could tarnish its legacy as a journalism organization, was the last of the traditional networks to get into e-commerce in 2022 after COVID-19 lockdowns depressed ad revenues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

At this point, Burnham believed, nothing could tarnish the fair’s triumph or his own place in architectural history.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

"Dubai was often talked about a bit like Switzerland, so this inevitably tarnishes that image."

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

“House of Diggs” is unsparing in its portrait of the corruption that tarnishes its subject’s memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Their lawyers have said the case “alleges criminality where none exists and unfairly tarnishes the reputations of well-respected professionals,” per the Associated Press.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2024

"The SNP press office should retract this shameful attack which tarnishes the work both parties have done behind the scenes on this important issue."

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023

The fair buildings were complete and all exhibits were in place, but just as surely as silver tarnishes, the fair became subject to the inevitable forces of degradation and decline—and tragedy.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

"To see all this tarnished in this way is very sad," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

I asked him if he’d seen the post Eatherly had made prior to the shooting about how his child’s mother wants to change her son’s surname because of how Chud had tarnished it.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

In a legal action, Harper could seek monetary damages by alleging that the video tarnished his reputation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Rubio, a sports lover more known for commentary on American football, said Belgium should be happy to play against a full US squad rather than have a tarnished match.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Mama’d get cross with her about a tarnished spoon and Constantine would serve her toast burned up for a week.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Now, researchers at Tulane University have uncovered an important reason why the precious metal remains so resistant to tarnishing.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

As early as 1859 the New York Times associated Cornelius Vanderbilt with the idea of the medieval robber baron, thus tarnishing the image of the country’s biggest shipowner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

She took down the post after union veterans accused her of tarnishing the movement, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

Subtle localization—without tarnishing the brands’ global image—has been central to recent success, analysts told Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

"Yes, if the rate of tarnishing doesn't increase."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir