untarnished

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And his D66 party was untarnished by involvement in Wilders' ill-fated 11-month coalition, largely because Jetten had fared so poorly in the last election in 2023.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

The few lucky and untarnished ones were still a pain to enjoy.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2023

L.A. was like the royal baby in a fairy tale, endowed with abundant gifts — glittering sunlight, dramatic landscapes and lovely beaches that remain untarnished — until the bad wizard shows up with the asterisk:

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023

The grinding fallout from the Great Recession dragged down his approval ratings in the U.S., but views elsewhere in the world remained untarnished.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

This discovery ruined the reputation, up till then untarnished, of the volunteer explorers and mountain climbers, who from that day on were considered little better than a pack of bandits.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende