blight

“Defendant’s conduct is a blight on law enforcement, and its harm extends beyond his own misconduct,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Yes, there are a small minority of people in the Grangetown area who blight those communities. But we will continue relentlessly to serve our communities."

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

A number of postindustrial cities, including Detroit and St. Louis, have attempted similar strategies to reduce blight, but Baltimore’s recent progress stands out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was triggered by potato blight which spread across Europe.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Some force was keeping her there She couldn’t take her eyes from that narrow slit of blight.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

I wish we could point to a new robust corner of Minnehaha and Lake Street where the condemned Third Precinct still blights the corner, but we can’t.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025

To many, it’s ugly vandalism that blights the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

However, the FDA union, which represents civil servants, said bullying "blights people's lives and careers" and "gets in the way of government working effectively and efficiently".

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023

For the first time, digital data was available that allowed preventive action: spotting tree blights in early stages or providing comprehensive information on watersheds for crop planning and flood protection.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023

Mars has no insects, parasites, or blights to deal with, and the Hab maintains perfect growing temperature and moisture at all times.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

But the blighted, white-painted structure stood for more than a decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

I know that firsthand, having grown up without economic privilege and having worked in neighborhoods blighted by socioeconomic hardship.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

The 36-year-old, who is one of the fastest bowlers to ever play for England, has been blighted by injuries throughout his career.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Since then they have knocked down 115 blighted homes, helping trigger new construction and renovations on those blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

“I see. I don’t suppose any of us should have that responsibility for the blighted towns in the north of England?”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Slavery shaped the Americas for four centuries, blighting the entire hemisphere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

The 76-year-old retired state employee, former gun store owner and avid elk hunter from La Grande, Oregon, is on a mission to keep turbines and transmission towers from blighting the rural landscape.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

He’s pledging an extra £1bn for the agriculture budget, and to re-negotiate overseas trade deals and address worker shortages blighting the sector.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

Next time you feel like littering, think of the bird you may harm and the beauty you are blighting.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

And whether from its fumes or from the blighting of our hopes, my husband began to suffer again from rheumatism, and at the same time the old bouts of fever began.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya