tarnish

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While even reliable AI detectors can produce false results, researchers say a crop of fraudulent tools has emerged online, easily weaponized to discredit authentic content and tarnish reputations.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Even Ms. Blume’s anticensorship credentials tarnish with time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

For better or worse, the government can tarnish a defendant’s reputation by releasing investigative materials that make them look guilty in the absence of a guilty verdict.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Wealthier silver sellers have another tarnish, because they could be paying more in taxes.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Stood in the silver tarnish of a half-moon and glanced up to a sky riddled with stars.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini