damage
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By analyzing tens of thousands of satellite images, the Journal identified hundreds of damaged buildings across more than two dozen installations—offering the most comprehensive public accounting of the war’s damage to American facilities to date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The mouse experiments demonstrated protection against tissue damage, but they did not establish that the strategy prevents colorectal cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
But U.S. military installations have lost critical defense systems and suffered billions in damage, and Iranian attacks have forced the U.S. to move troops off several bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The strategy successfully protected mice from the toxin's harmful effects, suggesting a possible new approach to preventing bacterial damage associated with colorectal cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
“Can you imagine the damage she could do, if she told the wrong people about your work?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The disease damages the macula, the retinal region responsible for detailed central vision, and can severely interfere with reading, driving, and recognizing faces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Earlier experiments also revealed that BFT damages a protein called E-cadherin, which helps hold neighboring cells together and maintain the colon's protective barrier.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The proprietors of Presley’s material are demanding more than $41 million in damages.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The lawyers for the Presley plaintiffs are seeking roughly $50 million in damages, along with reimbursement of court costs and attorneys fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
We had the Clemson cattle to contend with, but Pa never thought of suing for damages like most folks.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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Using these fragments, the scientists were able to partially reconstruct the damaged area.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Reporters also measured each damaged building’s original single-story square footage, and found the average size fell from 12,000 square feet before the ceasefire to less than 5,000 after.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The long-term goal is to develop precisely controlled populations of photoreceptors, the cells that detect light, for potential transplantation into damaged retinas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Around 70,000 security personnel will again be deployed on Saturday as authorities seek to prevent a repeat of October 17 unrest when thousands of businesses were damaged or looted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the end, the effect is the same: a damaged cell cannot function properly.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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The findings suggest that cranberry juice may interfere with two important processes involved in tooth decay: the buildup of bacterial plaque and the production of damaging acids.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 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
Something like that happened during the historic storm of late January 1983, which occurred during one of the strongest El Niños on record and battered the coast up and down California, damaging many piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
But buyouts can be less damaging to morale than layoffs because of their voluntary nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In a two-hour opening statement, prosecutor David Nissen told the jury that Russo and Ellsberg were unquestionably guilty of damaging America’s national security.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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