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There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

However, independent human rights experts have rejected the government's conclusion, and the unsolved case remains a stain on Mexico's reputation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The latest stain on the game's reputation is a result of pictures of fast bowler Brydon Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers outside a nightspot in Derby.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

"It added insult to injury. I couldn't understand how an organisation that wants to protect the environment, can graffiti the earth and stain rocks which are millions of years old."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Staring at the brown water stain on the ceiling, I counted the droplets plunking from the saturated plaster.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

He also said then that the "appalling atrocity of slavery" stains Britain's history.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The end of the Great Depression was just 25 years in our rearview mirror, but the stains were still easily seen throughout rural Kentucky.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

Close to 40 years later, liquid Tide offered better dissolvability and improved technology to wash grease and oil stains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

She claims she asked for forgiveness while at the church youth group meeting with Griffin in attendance, and returned the dress to Griffin with stains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

"Licked Popsicle sticks usually have ice-cream stains on them," Nancy said.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

On the table in front of us is a fleece work jacket, covered in dog hair, along with a large, stained teddy bear and a single, dirty, grey slipper.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

They shimmer from the pages like bright bits of stained glass, and their names are equally enchanting: common blue, painted lady, Queen of Spain fritillary, black-veined white and northern brown argus, among others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

She summed up her comparison this way: “If you remove the frame of the cathedral, those stained glass windows shatter. They’re useless.”

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

There are multiple excursions for barbecue, each resulting in stained clothes for Rebecca.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Everything about its architecture is bougie and undeniably impressive, from its ornate archways to its stained glass mosaic windows.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

She said Greenpeace had painted over rocks and soil, staining them.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

It doesn’t come on a school-issued bun, nor does it come with the staining might of tomato sauce and ground beef.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

No doubt she tried in some cases, staining the Justice Department in the process.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026

To overcome this obstacle, the researchers designed a patent-pending staining approach that attaches traceable silver and bromine markers to widely used cellulose- and latex-based binders in graphite- and silicon-based anodes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026

I sip the milk, staining my top lip white and proving that we are all just fine.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson