Word: tarnished
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...depleted Husky roster did not tarnish the victory for Caples. Having coached at Harvard for 13 years, she knows the significance of any kind of win over Northeastern...
Ryan said he was aware of O'Rourke's critique but did not expect his findings to tarnish the report...
Scientists fear the Yanomami controversy could tarnish the reputation of anthropological research at a time when indigenous peoples are asserting their rights to restrict foreign scholars. But whatever the sins of past decades, the real issue is not the squabbles of academics. It is how to help save the Amazon's largest tribe from modern diseases and threats to their land. "The Yanomami have been in danger of extinction on a lot of fronts--from investigators, missionaries, government officials, miners," says Venezuelan anthropologist Nelly Arvelo. "Everyone must bear some responsibility...
...China is one of five finalists bidding to host the 2008 Olympics and a repeat of its doping-scandal past could tarnish its chances of getting the Games. "My guess is that China wanted to make very, very sure that there will be no positive tests at Sydney," Nils Lindstedt, chief China representative for the anti-doping group, International Doping Tests and Management, told TIME Asia. "They can't afford any more bad press...
...dilution provision in the current federal trademark statute enables the holder of famous marks to prevent the registration or use of marks that would not confuse consumers but that either blur or tarnish the famous mark," Fisher said...