graffiti
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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
Drivers who picked up the officials from the airport followed a preplanned route, avoiding construction and graffiti.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
On the bridge: shopping bags, a pair of flip-flops, stray clothes scattered at one end, and graffiti everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
A man has been charged with criminal damage after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, police have said.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
He wished again that he could live someplace where graffiti didn’t decorate every empty corner, where trees grew thick enough to get lost in.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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