tarnished

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Another told the court he was a "very carefree 17-year-old" whose future had been "tarnished and altered irreversibly" by the "mistake" he made in trusting the older man.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Super Micro is not named as a defendant in the indictment, but the incident will reflect poorly on a company with a tarnished history,” Raymond James’s Leopold wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

But Chavez’s legacy became increasingly tarnished as the years went on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The Nobel Peace Prize is a tarnished bauble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

They were clean-shaven, with skin the color of tarnished copper.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw