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something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside
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Noun
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Since the mandate, neural tube defects have dramatically declined in almost every single ethnic population except for Latinos, according to Jaffery.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
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The research team attributed their results to how tiny defects, known as dislocations, move when a metal deforms.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Perchlorate particularly harms infants and children by damaging thyroid function and lowering IQ, with contamination concentrated in the Southwest and East Coast.—
Michael Phillis,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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But bullying is a next-level threat that harms children on both sides of the conflict, with short term as well as long term consequences.—
Dr. Mahvash Madni,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Minneapolis is far from alone in navigating high-profile events and bearing scars from multiple tragedies past.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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At its most basic, a good one can hide acne scars, redness, and other discoloration.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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These blotches are fairly plant friendly and produce what is known as algal leaf spot.—
Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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Photos show the Maratus australis spider, which has an intricate pattern of blue and brown blotches edged with bright teal and red-orange stripes.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Excess glucose also impairs our brain's functioning.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, chronic sleep deprivation impairs attention, disrupts decision-making and alters the hormones that regulate appetite and metabolism.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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Morgan Wallen Has Reached This Milestone Before In both instances, One Thing at a Time marks Wallen’s third release to make it to 150 weeks.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Measures that fail would have to be refiled next year, as 2026 marks the last year of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature.—
Keaton Ross,
Oklahoma Watch,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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California law already criminalizes unsafe gun storage in certain situations, including when a child accesses a firearm and injures or kills someone.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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In self-defense, Franck's group injures one of the attackers.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What damages a human being is sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The progressive disease damages the protective cover around nerves called myelin in your central nervous system, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Blights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blights. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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