damage
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The drug had already demonstrated an ability to promote the repair of DNA double-strand breaks in earlier research involving neuropathic pain, a type of pain caused by damage or dysfunction in the nervous system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Both crews were reported safe, with no environmental damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The two countries have previously used hacking during the war to spy on each other, find new targets and assess damage from their attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
With explosive power and supreme athleticism, the 24-year-old American already possesses weapons which can inflict serious damage.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“We’ve all seen the damage done by the poison tide, and the situation is only getting worse. I think it’s best if you find a safer place to live.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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The slides presented to state senators propose that the cap on damages — when a utility is found to have acted imprudently — be made permanent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Gayles had already once dismissed the defamation lawsuit, which sought $20 billion in damages.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The proprietors of Presley’s material are demanding more than $41 million in damages.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Researchers cannot conclude from this study that consuming these sweeteners directly damages the brain or causes memory loss.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Court has ruled that a city police department cannot be sued for damages unless a specific city policy or custom can be identified authorizing the illegal practice.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The utilities say their shareholders must be shielded from wildfire costs because the risk of future fires has damaged their credit ratings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Authorities said a hospital and several homes were damaged in the blast.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Stewart, to fulfill her Halloween homeless fantasy, donned a damaged knit cardigan, torn patchwork jeans and an oversize flannel button-down, according to screenshots of her deleted post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Russell took a low-key sixth, including a 10-second penalty for tipping Red Bull's Isack Hadjar into a spin on the first lap, ahead of Piastri, his car damaged in the incident with Lindblad.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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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"It would be extraordinary to walk away from UK scientific leadership at this moment, damaging the future research programme and seriously damaging our hard-won international reputation," Cox said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Stevens chose to pull her switcheroo, yet El-Sayed has done a bunch of tactically questionable things that seem to have made that outcome more likely—and could make it more politically damaging, too.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Viewed from a calm, objective and emotion-free standpoint, this is clearly a very damaging incident," Yan Qiang, a veteran sports commentator, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The expanded surface helps distribute lithium more evenly, reducing the concentrated buildup that can lead to damaging spikes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
This had to be done slowly to prevent damaging the suit’s components.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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