blight
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I recently wrote about all the blight around City Hall, including the graffiti-tagged monument and fountain that has been inoperable for most of the last 60 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Mary’s presence is a malignancy, a blight on the name that Sam has worked so hard to build, an identity that’s separate from Mary’s and secure in its solitude.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Now frozen by British sanctions, the properties have fallen into disrepair, the overgrown lots a blight on an upscale street lined with manicured gardens and iron gates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
"These measures will ensure we stay one step ahead of waste criminals and protect the communities, businesses and environment that they blight," he added.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Since being caught, he’d been locked up at the state penitentiary, a blight on the bureau best unseen.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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