damaging
Americanadjective
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On an untreated surface, the range between removing sulfur atoms and damaging the molybdenum layer below is so narrow that some ions are likely to cause unwanted damage.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026
The effective double trial led each executive to produce more damaging claims about the other, thus prejudicing the jury against the defendants, the lawyers said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
The agency has warned "damaging thunderstorms" may shake the region in the evening, and it forecasts a 70% chance of rain that could drop as much as half an inch of water on Washington.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
An internecine price war that shrinks margins is extremely damaging in the run-up to an IPO.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
It had survived heavy snows, sheets of rain, and damaging hail.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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