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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

Human rights groups denounced this as a stain on the moral conscience of America.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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

When they returned through an airport or border, the stain of their original unlawful entry was erased.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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

"It's been used but it's still perfectly clean. Here's a lovely mug with no tea stains."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

Resting in the sports hall in Villamanta, Margarita, 70, pointed to the stains on her T-shirt -- the same one she had been wearing for four days.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Water stains; the oil from handprints also leaves its mark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Her T-shirt was covered with grass and dirt stains, like she’d just run through a swirling Gaea.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

His paintings, which look like a mashup of collage and stained glass, are immediate in their impact: Planes of saturated hues snap together in portraits, pictures of parties, and everyday scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

I recalled him as a grizzled old man whose low mariner’s cap and dark coat were perpetually stained with blood and grease.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

The research team combined multiple techniques, including binding experiments, staining approaches, and ultra-high-resolution imaging, to examine how H5N1 interacts with different tissues.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

She strolls in without makeup, fresh red hair dye staining her scalp, three glittering studs on her teeth that she flashes while talking as though she’s not being recorded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

Granted, they were there because Burr challenged Hamilton, and Hamilton concluded he could not refuse the challenge without staining his honor.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis