marred
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Gay resigned in early 2024 after a six-month tenure marred by criticism of her response to campus antisemitism and plagiarism allegations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The incident will likely reignite debate on whether LNG was the right choice for Glen Sannox and its sister ship Glen Rosa, whose construction has been marred by delays and cost rises.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
But his premiership was marred by his own corruption scandals, and no one sees him as a solution.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
According to a video shared Monday on Threads, a Parton fan who planned to lay flowers at the star found that it was marred by what seemed to be shards from a broken candle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Unlike the muddy tracks that passed for roads in the Seven Kingdoms, the Valyrian roads were wide enough for three wagons to pass abreast, and neither time nor traffic marred them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing marred
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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50 Great Words from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
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