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Equally troublesome for Bayer is the fear that Monsanto’s legacy of genetic engineering will sully the brand, especially in the European Union, which banned GE crops in 2005.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

Soap's detractors seem to feel the show will sully the innocent minds of children in the TV audience, but a young TV viewer's mind really does not stay unclouded for long.

From Time Magazine Archive

The National Football League has brought suit against the Delaware gambit, charging that it will sully the game's reputation and lead fans to believe the sport is being fixed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another worry is that increased strip mining will sully the often spectacular landscape.

From Time Magazine Archive

Five thousand of the sturdiest will sully forth to the lime trees, while three thousand juniors go and refresh the white clover.

From The Life of the Bee by Sutro, Alfred