damage
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That damage remains far off the pace of 2023, Canada's worst wildfire season on record, when nearly 18 million hectares burned in the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Many of the tombs had suffered damage from looting in the past, leaving several artifacts in poor condition.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
“A quick supply recovery is essential to avoid further damage to the global economy,” the Fund said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
But there is conflicting evidence of the value of the site – or of whether US airstrikes can cause significant damage to the tunnels which are deep beneath granite rock.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
If it didn’t, a mission was dispatched to fix it and stop the Butterfly from doing their damage.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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The fungus is responsible for chytridiomycosis, a disease that damages the skin of frogs and toads and disrupts their ability to regulate water, salts, and minerals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
A statement from Carroll's legal team confirmed that she had been paid more than $5.62m - the $5m awarded in damages plus the interest accrued during the appeal.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Apple said it was seeking damages and an injunction barring OpenAI from using its confidential information, calling the lawsuit necessary after OpenAI failed to respond to concerns the company raised in February.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cambridge, Mass.-based Beam Therapeutics developed an experimental treatment for a rare inherited disease that damages the lungs and liver, dosing its first patient in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
There were neighbors to be apologized to and damages to be compensated for with money that Anthony couldn’t spare.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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There are other outages too, including in Russia, where Ukraine has damaged several refineries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
That particular quagmire, however, hobbled and ultimately ended the presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson and damaged US global standing for at least a decade.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But in this report there is - again - an acknowledgement that recent editorial mistakes and scandals damaged the BBC's reputation last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The latter incident, the Summit fire, has already destroyed at least one home and damaged three others, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, but officials say its forward progress has been stopped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I heard about your unfortunately damaged shirt from Ms. Wilson. Gene, do you have anything you’d perhaps like to say to Andrew here?”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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It can also be deeply damaging when it becomes a means of evading the truth.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Mosquito fire ignited Sept. 6, 2022, near the Oxbow Reservoir and spread across 76,788 acres, razing 78 structures and damaging 13 more, according to the California Public Utilities Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Once there, the bacterial population increased by roughly 3,000 fold within 24 hours after treatment, directly damaging cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
There are no "damaging disincentive effects", with the LVT not having an impact on behaviour at all, he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But in the open air there was nothing to stop the wind from damaging him, and to their dismay his form began to loosen and dissolve.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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