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Martine Letterie, one of the campaign's organisers, said concentration camps were increasingly the target of vandalism, including far-right imagery daubed on sites.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

On the front steps, insults daubed in spray paint were directed at both Mayor Karen Bass and President Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Two women have been charged with criminal damage after Charles Darwin's grave in Westminster Abbey was daubed with orange paint.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

It is next to a wall daubed with arrows pointing to the "emergency room" as well as "the road to death" - humour even darker than this room.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

“I really didn’t see much,” she said as she daubed her face on her shirtsleeve.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss