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Although there was still plenty of time left for Newcastle to get back into the game, damningly, they never truly looked like equalising.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Perhaps most damningly, Posobiec listed a Maryland address—the same one he and his wife show in social media posts—more than a dozen times in his 2024 political contributions, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2025

Gore Vidal was correct when he damningly observed that the American people do not have a memory of the last week.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024

They break into the house of Maya’s most solicitous client, engage in a bacchanal at Sonny’s home and, most damningly, Sonny lends Huck some of his family’s money.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

I was almost happy; the cloven hoof had peeped so damningly out.

From Romance by Conrad, Joseph