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are damaging

  • present progressive of damage.

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Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

"In reality, they are damaging themselves beyond redemption."

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

He added that "comments made by certain Senegalese football officials are damaging relations" between the two countries, referring to allegations that Morocco controls CAF.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

Extremely high prices would benefit OPEC+ member countries in the short term, but the “ensuing demand destruction and supply builds that follow are damaging to the group over the long run,” Young noted.

From MarketWatch Dec. 3, 2025

Consider the farmer who sprays his fields with insecticide to kill the bugs that are damaging his crops.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall