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Renewed confidence in U.S. growth and the dollar’s role as a reserve currency could tarnish the rally.

Sunny Pal, who runs Astella Jewellery in Birmingham, said that the scams damaged the reputation of the city's Jewellery Quarter and tarnished the hard work of local businesses.

But the racist and misogynistic behaviour highlighted in our film shows that the problems which have tarnished the Met's reputation in the past had not gone away.

For the pilots who flew it, the MiG‑21's tarnished reputation in later years is undeserved.

The new vessel will be smaller and far less complex than the two gas-powered ships which have tarnished its reputation.