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tainted

adjective as in spoiled

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The contest, pitting Connolly against Heather Humphreys of the centrist Fine Gael party, has also been tainted by calls to spoil ballots over the lack of a right-wing candidate.

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Eight countries have been added to a UK Foreign Office list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks.

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The military, long tainted by its links to the scam business, now says it has taken the complex as it expands control around Myawaddy, the main trade link to Thailand.

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However, her Olympic victory soon became tainted as the talented athlete—who was just 16 when she won her gold—grappled with alcohol addiction, entering a rehab facility in Connecticut in 1997.

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But Houlihan, 32, no longer blames tainted meat, saying she isn’t sure what caused her failed test.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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