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His blemish was missing out on the really big score that would have made it impossible for the selectors to leave him out when Bethell returns.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

One blemish on the chart was the failed breakout above the $133.47 cup-with-handle pivot on May 19.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

And in a culture so hellbent on idol worship and exhausting discourse, where every blemish is smoothed out or screamed at, “SNL” still offers us something scrappy and unvarnished.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

This ensures that a credit blemish isn’t missed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

They gazed in wonder at this goddess, and suddenly even the boil on her nose was no longer a blemish but a badge of courage.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

“We would cover any obvious blemishes but otherwise literally pinched their cheeks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Brilliant as Wales were against North Macedonia, the performance was not without its blemishes.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

Late Monday, Sagimet announced that young adults showed increased clearance of their blemishes when they stayed on its pill for a year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

It was big and swollen and riddled with crevices and white, scarred blemishes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Karen fights inflation by traveling during off-peak weekdays, making her own yogurt, and foraging for free, blemished produce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

That record is blemished by his removal from an assignment based on his Francis-like tendencies, which may have had a hand in his failure to rise above the lowest of the U.S.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

We’ve developed creative ways to mitigate waste, finding secondary uses for produce that’s past its prime—whether bent, broken, bruised, blemished, or overly ripe.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024

The two hour and 15 minute show, blemished only by some occasionally muddy sound, touched on mortality a number of times.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

Her purity of spirit would never be in doubt, though she moved through a blemished world.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The ruckus is blemishing what had been a successful period for Ukraine’s military, which has stopped some Russian advances and even regained a bit of territory over recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Senate when she died, and questions about her mental capacity shadowed her final years in office, blemishing her reputation and forcing her to repeatedly fend off calls to resign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

In any event, there’s no longer a need for the Kraken to be fearful of losses blemishing their pretty record.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

But the defence, along with the team as a whole, improved markedly after half-time and never looked like blemishing only their second clean sheet of the season after the break.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2016

Milton did attempt the demagogue in his pamphlets, only with the result of blemishing his fame and degrading his genius.

From Milton by Mark Pattison