damaging

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A little over four hours before Trump's announcement a ship belonging to the French CMA CGM group was hit in the Strait of Hormuz - injuring some of the crew and damaging the vessel.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Perhaps less well-known is that Las Vegas is surrounded on all sides by faults, which might come as a surprise since a damaging earthquake hasn’t hit the city in its short modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: Election law expert Rick Hasen just described this as “one of the most pernicious and damaging Supreme Court decisions of the past century.”

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

He said there would be "inevitable and extremely damaging consequences" for the region and wider world if military action restarted.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

He managed to convince German commanders he was on their side, then fed them damaging misinformation, diverting their attention from upcoming Soviet attacks.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin