vandal
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A Scottish seaside town is locked in a battle with a vandal targeting local parking police.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
SIASCONSET, Mass.— A vandal is at large on Nantucket, an island better known for gray-shingle cottages, boat shoes and billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Often described as "elusive" and "secretive" by the press, the "guerrilla street artist" is a hero to some and a vandal to others.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
A number of the trees cut down by the vandal appeared to be Indian laurel figs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
Dad had also combed his hair and put on his wire-rimmed glasses, so he came off more like a college professor than a boat vandal.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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In this case, he blamed vandals for damaging the pool.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“It didn’t peel off,” Burgum said during a July 5 CNN interview, insisting that vandals with boxcutters had caused the damage: “There were people literally trying to destroy part of the monument.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
"The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool," Burgum posted on X. "We won't back down to deranged people who want to destroy, deface, or degrade our monuments."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Elphick said the vandals had removed two door knockers from the statue which were a nod to the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth which Jones had co-written.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
“My mom says they think the gym graffiti was actual vandals who don’t go to the school.”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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