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Some lacked materials, and many voter cards had smudged ink that made them illegible.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Some lacked materials, and many voter cards had smudged ink that made them illegible.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Some lacked materials, and many voter cards were illegible as the ink had smudged.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023

However, her femininity showed in her eyes, which she had smudged with black liner, and the veil she wore on her head.

From US News • Oct. 20, 2015

And so, obediently but without expectation, she had untangled and rebraided her hair, wiped away the kohl that had smudged below her eyes, patted some Cuticura powder from a velvet puff onto her skin.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri