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His blemish was missing out on the really big score that would have made it impossible for the selectors to leave him out when Bethell returns.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

WeWork, the office space startup, was a big beneficiary of Son’s philosophy and its descent into bankruptcy became a blemish on his record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

But even if QXO and other laggards in the fund don’t rebound soon, it’s just a tiny blemish on what’s been a solid run of success for Malbon and her colleagues at Patient Capital.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

Yet the single blemish on his resume is eternally painful to Dodgers fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

They gazed in wonder at this goddess, and suddenly even the boil on her nose was no longer a blemish but a badge of courage.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

The transgression blemishes Huang’s leadership, which has been admired by many people in Silicon Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

“We would cover any obvious blemishes but otherwise literally pinched their cheeks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

There were some blemishes on an otherwise solid print.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

“But you teenagers usually get more blemishes because your skin is changing, just like the rest of your body.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

I spotted a box on the ground with rejected fruit, a little riper or blemished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

We’ve developed creative ways to mitigate waste, finding secondary uses for produce that’s past its prime—whether bent, broken, bruised, blemished, or overly ripe.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024

Its face is full and round, skin blemished with craters, and white as milk.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

He hasn’t lost in 16 fights since dropping a majority decision to Floyd Mayweather in 2013, with only a draw against Gennady Golovkin blemishing his record.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 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 cancrous cities spread over the grass, they clatter in their lairs continually, they glitter about us blemishing the night.

From Fifty-One Tales by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Dunsany