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In natural English speech, "blight" appears in contexts such as: "Cheryl uh zero in on Dar for Dar for is maddening it's frustration it's a it's a blight on the record of all of us you're going to have Bill Clinton here in the next couple of days and I can tell you that he it's not too strong a word he agonizes to this day over the failure to respond to". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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Cheryl uh zero in on Dar for Dar for is maddening it's frustration it's a it's a

blight on the record of all of us you're going to have Bill Clinton here in the next couple of days and I can tell you

that he it's not too strong a word he agonizes to this day over the failure to respond to

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noun

A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.

“Proceed, inhuman Parent in thy Scorn; / Root up my Trees, vvith Blites deſtroy my Corn; / My Vineyards Ruin, and my Sheepfolds burn.”

noun

The cause of such a condition, often unseen but believed to be airborne; specifically, a bacterium, a virus, or (especially) a fungus; also, an aphid which attacks fruit trees.

verb

To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.

“But if it happens, as ſometimes it does, that this Vapour bears up along vvith it any noxious mineral Steams, it then blasts Vegetables, eſpecially thoſe vvhich are more young and tender: blights Corn and Fruits: and is ſometimes injurious even to Men vvho chance to be then abroad in the Fields.”

Synonyms:blighten

verb

To affect (a body part) with a disease.

“[B]lighted be the tongue / That names thy name without the honour due!”

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