tainting

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While none of the investigations target the president, Brazilians' weariness with corruption "ends up tainting those in power," Edinho Silva, head of the Workers' Party, lamented.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

His independent streak and defiance of colonial protocols often landed him in trouble - tainting his reputation and perhaps even erasing parts of his contribution from global memory.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

But by the time Descartes catalyzed the Enlightenment in the 17th century, he had reduced other animals to mere automatons, tainting centuries of science with the assumption that anything unlike us is inherently inferior.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Witness intimidation is a bigger problem than tainting the jury pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

My rage spills out of me, tainting every move.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir