tar
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Princo, as the endowment manager is known, still won’t invest in companies involved in thermal coal and tar sands, as directed by the university’s Board of Trustees.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Second, they believed that financial fortunes were made and unmade, above all else, by circumstance, meaning that defaults did not tar someone’s financial reputation for life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
He also sells Shilajit, which almost looks like tar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
"I don't want to tar every business with the same brush by any means, but there is some profiteering."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Ugwu wondered if she, too, could feel the coal tar getting hotter underneath, through her thin soles.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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