damaging
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Human Rights Watch called the court order "the latest deeply damaging blow to the rule of law, democracy and human rights" in Turkey.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
That would make a restart costly and damaging, crippling Iran’s economic capacity over time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
However, it creates a challenge in cancer therapy because many treatments work by damaging tumor DNA beyond repair.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
A farming family has been fined £9,000 and told to pay an additional £10,000 in court costs and penalties for damaging rare plants on land owned by the National Trust.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Even more damaging was the testimony of W. M. Mink, the superintendent at the Homestead Steel Works.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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