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
While it is impossible to say when the defacement on the card happened, Dr Goldring said it was "certainly done with a purpose".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
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 Israeli government expressed alarm over the defacement, which officials also attributed to Jewish iconoclasm in obedience to early prohibitions against idolatry.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Does not Victor Hugo’s tragedy of Lucrece Borgia turn on the defacement of a doorplate?
From Reviews by Oscar Wilde
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