as in unsullied
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The grinding fallout from the Great Recession dragged down his approval ratings in the U.S., but views elsewhere in the world remained untarnished.
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Colleen Long, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
The allegations are striking because Cline — who went on to serve as Chicago police superintendent under Mayor Richard M. Daley — has previously remained untarnished by the police torture scandal involving a group of detectives linked to disgraced former Cmdr.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2022
Historic additions to the Yard of Bricks On occasion, the IMS grounds crew eyes a couple of bricks in need of removal from the 3-foot strip, either by being flipped to present a flat, untarnished side facing up, or being replaced.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2023
For the Greeks, the legendary region of Hyperborea and the mythic northern island Ultima Thule offered a vision of an untarnished world, purer and closer to nature than that found in the city-states of their Mediterranean civilization.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023
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Colleen Long, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
The allegations are striking because Cline — who went on to serve as Chicago police superintendent under Mayor Richard M. Daley — has previously remained untarnished by the police torture scandal involving a group of detectives linked to disgraced former Cmdr.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2022
Historic additions to the Yard of Bricks On occasion, the IMS grounds crew eyes a couple of bricks in need of removal from the 3-foot strip, either by being flipped to present a flat, untarnished side facing up, or being replaced.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2023
For the Greeks, the legendary region of Hyperborea and the mythic northern island Ultima Thule offered a vision of an untarnished world, purer and closer to nature than that found in the city-states of their Mediterranean civilization.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023
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