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Elsewhere, however, some homeowners’ associations banned the creature, deeming it a despoiler of property values.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2015

Lately the housewife's attention has been sought by new suitors: consumerists, ecologists and politicians, who warn that enzymes could be a health hazard and detergent phosphates a major despoiler of the environment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pan Am Director Lindbergh has questioned the SST as a potential despoiler of the environment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon, though, the SEC charged, Vesco began acting as despoiler.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fire ant suddenly became the target of a barrage of government releases, motion pictures, and government-inspired stories portraying it as a despoiler of southern agriculture and a killer of birds, livestock, and man.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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