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One blemish on the chart was the failed breakout above the $133.47 cup-with-handle pivot on May 19.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

His only blemish remains a draw with Frazer Clarke, a result he emphatically avenged with a first-round stoppage.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

And in a culture so hellbent on idol worship and exhausting discourse, where every blemish is smoothed out or screamed at, “SNL” still offers us something scrappy and unvarnished.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was a blemish, closing the day 1.8% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Their faces were so full of grace, so free of blemish, so perfect, that even today, even in the old black-and-white film, you can almost see the pink blush of their cheeks.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Ohtani didn’t give up a run in those 4 ⅓ innings, and the only other blemishes on the performance were a pair of walks and a hit batter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Late Monday, Sagimet announced that young adults showed increased clearance of their blemishes when they stayed on its pill for a year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

In large amounts, fluoride causes unsightly blemishes on teeth, and it may even have some negative health consequences.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

Two-time world champion Fury has only ever lost to Usyk, his two defeats the major blemishes on a record consisting of 34 wins and one draw.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024

Both felt that it was a period of high visibility, that their faults and blemishes were sinking into obscurity in an inversely proportional manner.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

Shoppers can also keep an eye out for blemished or less than aesthetically ideal produce while at the store.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024

Overseas, the record is more blemished, with nearly 1,600 deaths from 27 scheduled passenger jet accidents in the past decade.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

You should know that I felt our dates were perfect, but the guilt and fear blemished them in a way I couldn’t explain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

Stared up at the full moon's blemished face.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

The ruckus is blemishing what had been a successful period for Ukraine’s military, which has stopped some Russian advances and even regained a bit of territory over recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Senate when she died, and questions about her mental capacity shadowed her final years in office, blemishing her reputation and forcing her to repeatedly fend off calls to resign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

Meanwhile, Winston passed for and NFL-leading 5,109 yards and 33 passing touchdowns with Tampa Bay in 2019 — albeit with 30 interceptions blemishing those otherwise exceptional numbers.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

But the defence, along with the team as a whole, improved markedly after half-time and never looked like blemishing only their second clean sheet of the season after the break.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2016

Religion is to him, both as regards forms and dogmas, a whole, all whose parts hang together; and no human hand can touch this masterpiece of Providence without blemishing it.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various