taint
Example Sentences
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“I am sure your family and business partners will learn about you and your misdeeds from these interviews and will provide exposure that will taint your record forever,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The message that Washington will no longer accept business-as-usual was a sharp warning for Sheinbaum, a long-time academic and U.S.-educated scientist who, by all accounts, is free from the taint of corruption.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
He also voiced concern that the draft lottery debate could "negatively taint the whole effort".
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
So as not to taint the results, I can’t talk too much about what we are testing here, but the purpose is to address some lingering questions about the dress effect and related stimuli.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2025
Even if she got rich and famous and did command performances for Edward VII, like she said she would, she couldn’t ever live down the taint.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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