mar
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Such errors mar but do not undermine the book, which leaves the reader with a sense of déjà vu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Gilded fixtures, trim and ornamentation — rumored to be from Home Depot — mar the walls.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026
Unless the adviser followed all compliance protocols and properly documented all client communication regarding past trades and financial transactions, the dispute can mar their record.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Covering close to 340 square kilometers of Andalusia, the greenhouses of Spain’s mar de plástico, or sea of plastic, grow much of Europe’s winter fruits and vegetables.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024
Some of the younger fishermen, those who used buoys as floats for their lines and had motorboats, bought when the shark livers had brought much money, spoke of her as el mar which is masculine.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing mar
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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