damage
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Karl, whose father served in the SAS, says the Army helped build his confidence, but the "damage was done" in his early childhood, with undiagnosed dyslexia making him a target for bullies.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Aware of the damage that Thomas could inflict on her young career, Hill was determined to do what she could to salvage an extraordinary legal opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The rising cost of repairing damage, particularly for older buildings, is also driving some insurers to drop or limit coverage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
But it saves us from a grave mistake, he wrote, “that can destroy or damage hope and make a bad situation worse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Dr. Broca shows how damage to one very small spot in the brain causes one very specific kind of damage.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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That means that if the building’s elevator collapses or there is a fire that severely damages the building, homeowners are on the hook to pay for the repairs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
In its second-quarter earnings report and call with analysts, the company reported that insurance will cover the damages, but profit will take a hit this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Higher oil prices cause inflation that damages the value of bonds, especially longer-dated ones, because a fixed income affords less when the cost of living rises.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The court required the grower, whose name wasn’t disclosed in court proceedings, to destroy the plants and pay some $23,000 in fees and damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
In the past they had always come running with a lawyer, offering to pay damages and demanding his release.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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They could face felony charges, as authorities estimate the trees that were killed or damaged to be worth at least $300,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Saudi Aramco’s extensive domestic supply chain could help speed up repairs to damaged infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
After receiving treatment at the Priory, and with his damaged knee finally fixed, Hutchinson came out of retirement in December 2011 to re-sign for Chelsea.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The distinction matters: the study did not suggest that every beaded axon is damaged.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nobody was hurt, no planes were damaged, and the regiment flew back to their home field, where the fuel trucks came driving out to meet them as they landed.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Higher borrowing costs, service charges, leasehold and shared ownership complications have made them more expensive and complicated to own, damaging their reputation.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
For the Johns Hopkins team, an important question remains how the structure seen in functioning axons relates to the damaging beading associated with neurological disease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the past, some in the community considered wild boar and deer pests for damaging their gardens and crops, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Indeed, a deal in the coming days that ends the fighting in the Middle East could stop an economically damaging global central-bank hiking cycle, which could protect equities, Brooks said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the first case such generosity is damaging; in the second, it is indeed necessary to be thought generous.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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