- present participle of damage.
damaging
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There are no "damaging disincentive effects", with the LVT not having an impact on behaviour at all, he says.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Parents may want to believe their well-behaved child isn’t involved in damaging behavior, but in the words of Ronald Reagan, “trust, but verify.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
In no uncertain terms, it lays out how damaging Blanche has already been to the department and how it can only get worse with him in charge of the entire agency.
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2026
Fast-flowing muddy water burst the banks of 40 rivers and waterways in Guangxi, damaging nearly 13,000 acres of agricultural land, state media reported.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
In a two-hour opening statement, prosecutor David Nissen told the jury that Russo and Ellsberg were unquestionably guilty of damaging America’s national security.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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