damage
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Top staff at OpenAI and Microsoft knew that scraping news websites to train their artificial intelligence models may eventually damage or even destroy those publications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A similar storm today would cause hundreds of billions in property damage, according to insurers’ estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the aftermath, O'Neill spoke about frustration, failure and psychological damage, how low moments like these hit you hard and test your resolve.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Without this protective enzyme, oxidative stress builds inside tumor cells until the damage becomes overwhelming.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Avery passes me her paper towel, and I mop up as much smoothie as I can, but the damage is done.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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
He is seeking unspecified compensation for general damages that include emotional distress, reinstatement, back pay and a jury trial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The original experiments did not establish that ordinary sucralose consumption damages DNA in people, and European regulators concluded in 2026 that the sweetener remains safe under its currently authorized uses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
NTK filed the lawsuit in October 2023 alleging that it suffered damages, including suspension of a tender offer due to the interference of Daiichi Sankyo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
With that, he became the first person to legally stake a claim to his own tissue and sue for profits and damages.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Saudi Aramco has a knack for fixing damaged infrastructure quickly, which could also help to get oil flowing again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The distinction matters: the study did not suggest that every beaded axon is damaged.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
A Home Office spokesperson said retail crime had been "dismissed as low-level offending" but it harmed shopworkers and damaged businesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
It, too, had been trapped in the ice since the previous year, and although not crushed it was badly damaged.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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
NRW manager for north-west Wales, Euros Jones, told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that gold panning was "damaging" and could lead to a "concerning environmental cost".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Inflammasomes are often associated with damaging inflammatory responses, but the researchers found that this system can also play a protective role under the right conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Travis, the getaway driver, did, however; his eyewitness account was arguably the most damaging.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Since they were new princes, it was useless and damaging for Pertinax and Alexander to wish to imitate Marcus, who was installed in the principality by right of birth.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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