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Rasmussen lasted through the seventh inning, leaving that home run as the only blemish on his outing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

One blemish on the chart was the failed breakout above the $133.47 cup-with-handle pivot on May 19.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

His only blemish remains a draw with Frazer Clarke, a result he emphatically avenged with a first-round stoppage.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

And in a culture so hellbent on idol worship and exhausting discourse, where every blemish is smoothed out or screamed at, “SNL” still offers us something scrappy and unvarnished.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

Colonel Cathcart was overjoyed, for he was relieved of the embarrassing commitment to bomb Bologna without blemish to the reputation for valor he had earned by volunteering his men to do it.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Coating cools while dripping from an arm, smiles askew send mixed signals, smeared eyes like they’d been up late partying with the tarts, blemishes, cracked sugary skin.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

Some may question what the value is in looking at history through such a fine lens that it reveals its subjects’ blemishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

There were some blemishes on an otherwise solid print.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

In large amounts, fluoride causes unsightly blemishes on teeth, and it may even have some negative health consequences.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

In this fluorescent lighting, the blemishes and wrinkles in his brown skin look more obvious than usual.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

That record is blemished by his removal from an assignment based on his Francis-like tendencies, which may have had a hand in his failure to rise above the lowest of the U.S.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

But the history is checkered and the beauty is blemished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024

The two hour and 15 minute show, blemished only by some occasionally muddy sound, touched on mortality a number of times.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024

But it was not to be: His record was too blemished.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023

Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans—one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

The ruckus is blemishing what had been a successful period for Ukraine’s military, which has stopped some Russian advances and even regained a bit of territory over recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Senate when she died, and questions about her mental capacity shadowed her final years in office, blemishing her reputation and forcing her to repeatedly fend off calls to resign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

Meanwhile, Winston passed for and NFL-leading 5,109 yards and 33 passing touchdowns with Tampa Bay in 2019 — albeit with 30 interceptions blemishing those otherwise exceptional numbers.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

Brooks faced the minimum eight batters in 2⅔ innings, with only a hit batter blemishing his line.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2019

The apple-worm ruins the crop by killing many of the fruits and by blemishing the remainder.

From The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey