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Recent Examples of graffiti
In under a hundred years, Florence’s equivalent of a New York minute, the majority were bordered up, graffitied over, repurposed into doorbell posts, or completely covered.
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Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2020
There have been at least 12 episodes since Nov. 6, including anti-Asian and anti-black slurs graffitied in residence halls and a swastika in a snow bank near an apartment complex where students live.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times More than 2,500 police officers patrol New York City’s subway, where crime is down sharply from the era of rampant violence and graffiti three decades ago.
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
Fernandez was proposing to have graffiti-like murals on each of the six panels on the transportation center, with panels representing Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena.
—Anthony Clark Carpio, Burbank Leader, 27 Aug. 2019
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Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2020
There have been at least 12 episodes since Nov. 6, including anti-Asian and anti-black slurs graffitied in residence halls and a swastika in a snow bank near an apartment complex where students live.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times More than 2,500 police officers patrol New York City’s subway, where crime is down sharply from the era of rampant violence and graffiti three decades ago.
—New York Times, 5 Nov. 2019
Fernandez was proposing to have graffiti-like murals on each of the six panels on the transportation center, with panels representing Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena.
—Anthony Clark Carpio, Burbank Leader, 27 Aug. 2019
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The two red swastikas were found atop a building, district officials said in a letter to parents Tuesday, among several buildings that were tagged at Discovery and the next-door Natomas High campus.Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
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New joiners tagged themselves as #TikTokRefugees, posting guides and videos to their followers on how to set up their own accounts.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to them the attack mastermind escaped scot-free and soon those who that day desecrated the Capitol and battered the police will be pardoned and will leap snarling back into society.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Built between 1163 and 1345, the Catholic cathedral had been desecrated once before, in 1789 during the French Revolution, and restored in the 19th century under the aegis of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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When radon gas is inhaled, its radioactive particles can damage lung tissue, which increases the risk of developing lung cancer.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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About 12,000 structures have been damaged of destroyed.David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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Photos and videos on Sunday showed Assad posters being defaced, statues toppled, and government buildings raided, with crowds gathering in the streets to celebrate the end of the regime.Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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Bluer was accused of defacing the Roseville building around Oct. 24, 2021, because of the race and color of people affiliated with the church.Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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Four of the party's Trump signs in Mt. Juliet have been vandalized and two have been stolen — one in Lebanon and one in Mt. Juliet, according to Lytle.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024
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In Chattogram, the premises of three temples were vandalized recently, their gates and windows smashed with rocks.Saif Hasnat, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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The congressman also said in an interview with Fox News in November the ATF has violated the Second Amendment for decades.Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges the defendants’ service violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and constitutes wire fraud, access device fraud, common law trespass, and tortious interference.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Thankfully, trashing your old clothes may soon be a thing of the past in California, which is leading the country not only in high fashion, but also in circular fashion.Lewis Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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O’Neal was back to trashing Howard again Tuesday morning, a day after the conflict between the two big men was reignited yet again by comments Howard made during a podcast appearance.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Graffiti.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graffiti. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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