damaging
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AST shares were north of $133 before a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad, badly damaging launch infrastructure.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
At the same time Clark was damaging her image, her Fever bosses came under fire for trying to protect that image by revoking the credential of veteran Fever and Pacers beat reporter Scott Agness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Heading into the fifth, Rozicki was cut over both eyes and had taken some serious punishment, but the 31-year-old came back swinging each time and landed some damaging shots.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The research introduces an unconventional strategy for dealing with one of the most damaging environmental emergencies.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
If captivity is damaging his spirit, I just hope for an intact body and will do what I can for the rest, later on.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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