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blighted

[blahy-tid] / ˈblaɪ tɪd /






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For thousands of young fans, who swarmed the band’s outlaw concerts under blighted freeways during the pandemic, Dead City are a cathartic social phenomenon that’s reignited a riotous punk rock subculture in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It was a tour which critics claimed involved inadequate planning, and which was blighted by poor performances and off-the-field issues.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

On a frigid January day Ms. Kozma drove me around a dense industrial area, pointing out how factory construction has blighted the landscape and disrupted traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

O’Brien is right, we desperately need hope, something to hold onto when the world and the film industry are at their most bleak and blighted.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

I can give no explanation how I came to this understanding, save that I did not want to become the blighted man who dangled before me, pillaged by the birds.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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