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graffiti

[gruh-fee-tee] / grəˈfi ti /
NOUN
wall writing
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Even minor crime, he showed, had no place in Mr. Giuliani’s New York—a lesson he amplified by arresting graffiti taggers and public urinators.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote on social media that "multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti."

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Nearby, a municipal flagpole is rusted, palm trees are dead, handrails are covered with stickers and a sign establishing a “Special Enforcement and Cleaning Zone” is covered with grime and graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Although there is no shortage of crumbling housing, graffiti and empty shops there is still some manufacturing in the region too.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Now we’re going to have a school-wide tolerance education unit because of a piece of graffiti that was on the wall for about five seconds.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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