defacement
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The Delphs are among many Ann Arbor residents who say they are witnessing a defacement of the local landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
If pressed, some argue the indignation over the defacement itself betrays how little our culture values the planet when compared to inanimate works of canvas and pigment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
The ruling Georgian Dream party condemned the defacement of the icon but has not commented on the national debate about the role of Stalin.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
On Friday morning, about 16 hours after the defacement at the museum, the doors opened to the public at the regularly scheduled time.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
The marks of defacement which it bears are due to the votive offerings which were formerly fastened upon it,—among them, a silver crown worn by the Madonna as late as the eighteenth century.
From The Madonna in Art by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
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