as in vandalism
deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property
colorizing that classic black-and-white film would be an unforgivable act of cinematic vandalization
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vandalism
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Barron continues to have a conversation with her students about vandalism of school property and discipline within the classroom.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Amid a rise in cases of theft and vandalism along Nigerian oil facilities, TotalEnergies was one of a number of oil majors to divest from some Nigerian oil assets over the past year, selling its stake in a field for $510 million to Shell in May.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Vandalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vandalization. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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