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Meanings of tainted in English

Touched by rot or decay.

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        Damaged.

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            Usage of tainted in English
            1
            She said no improper police conduct tainted the identification in Perry's case.
            Reuters
            2
            Opponents say the protests are tainted because they involved major labor organizations.
            Reuters
            3
            Why do top US colleges take money tainted by the opioid crisis?
            The Guardian
            4
            The poisoning hazards include deteriorating lead paint, tainted soil and contaminated water.
            Reuters
            5
            That blinkered approach tainted all the evidence and carried into the courtroom.
            Radio NZ
            6
            Ever since, he said, the area had been tainted with Islamist radicalism.
            The Guardian
            7
            In October, Russia and Hungary signed a first settlement for tainted oil.
            Reuters
            8
            Perhaps my blush-tainted internal organs would add some life to the room?
            The Irish Times
            9
            The others were tainted by posterity's view of the composer's terminal illness.
            The Irish Times
            10
            In some way he couldn't logic out, it had tainted the experience.
            The dog said bow-wow
            11
            The wine is tainted with sulphur in its odorous union with hydrogen.
            To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
            12
            But the withdrawal of his two main contenders tainted the vote's credibility.
            Reuters
            13
            He's entirely free of cynicism, like he's avoided being tainted by disappointment.
            The Guardian
            14
            Despite his initial popularity, his administration was tainted by allegations of corruption.
            Reuters
            15
            But it was not until this year that Rajoy was personally tainted.
            The Guardian
            16
            You seem to have this particular goose on some very tainted dishes.
            The illuminatus! trilogy
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