Marring the evening were gimmicky updated Met Titles by Michael Panayos and Paul Cremo.

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Respected whisky writer Jim Murray said sulphur used to kill bacteria in wooden casks was marring Scotland's best-known export.

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Marring O'Dowd's early tenure in Colorado was a pair of expensive, ill-fated free-agent signings of veteran pitchers Denny Neagle and Mike Hampton.

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Marring the brain slice had been a nickel-size brown spot.

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It looks like something serious, considering that reports about it in October set off a sustained share price drop and at least three downgrades on the shares, marring what had been a lovely stock chart.

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But none of the carriers gave a date when they would be available, marring a launch that was aimed at winning people back to a brand that led the smartphone market for years before falling badly behind.

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And I hope that over the next several days, next several weeks, and next several months, we all reflect on how we can do something about some of the senseless violence that ends up marring this country, but also reflect on all the wonderful people who make this the greatest country on Earth.

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