blemished
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I spotted a box on the ground with rejected fruit, a little riper or blemished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The city of about 35,000 has always considered itself an island of Old California, even as clogged roads and McMansions blemished the once-pristine hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 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
Her purity of spirit would never be in doubt, though she moved through a blemished world.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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