eyesore
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They hoped it would rid them of what they consider both an eyesore and an environmental hazard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
“Right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, the blighted Oceanwide Plaza has been an eyesore for too long due to failed ownership,” Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Not only is the waste an eyesore, it is also damaging to sheep grazing on the land as well as nesting birds and other wildlife, she said.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
The community -- which has long caught the eye of writers, travellers and NGOs but is seen as an eyesore by the government -- faced similar demolitions in 2005 and 2012.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
He looked at the bald spot he’d made in the lawn, an ugly eyesore, and stood up to retrieve the sod patches and pat them back down.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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