taint
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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
Meghan had divorced a talent manager in 2014, a taint on her résumé from The Firm’s perspective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
He also voiced concern that the draft lottery debate could "negatively taint the whole effort".
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
And it’s all too easy to accidentally taint a drop of blood at home.
From Slate • May 28, 2025
Despite the taint of ain’t from its origin in regional and lower-class English, and more than a century of vilification by schoolteachers, today the word is going strong.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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