damage
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In the absence of the green chlorophyll, red, yellow and orange pigments protect leaves from sun damage during this delicate recycling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Earlier this year, four of the group's activists were jailed after causing £1.2m of damage at a UK site of an Israel-based defence firm.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In addition, 71 percent of claims were compensated either partially or in full, with that figure rising to 93 percent for homes where the damage exceeded 150,000 euros.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Four men — including a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employee — were responsible for more than $170,000 in damage to downtown buildings during a yearlong graffiti spree, prosecutors alleged Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
There was a stick, which would do as much damage as a toothpick.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill was denied punitive damages by the six-person jury that deliberated for less than four hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The total damages in 2025 from disasters costing at least $1 billion, nearly four times the annual average in the 1990s, according to a Ceres study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The discovery comes from a University of Florida study investigating bacterial blotch, a persistent disease that damages white button mushrooms and causes significant financial losses for growers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The $108 million in compensation accounts for both material and moral damages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Like reparations? For damages inflicted upon me by your son?”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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That typically happens overnight, but bags can also be restocked between flights if the crew requests it or if a bag is found to be full of trash or damaged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When mTORC1 becomes excessively active, muscle cells may devote too much attention to producing proteins while failing to clear away damaged ones.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Plants are ruthless in shedding those that are damaged or diseased or that they can no longer maintain, for instance during dry weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
While drought contributes to the fires, experts say deforestation and drying of peatlands has damaged previously fire-resistant landscapes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“What a good girl you are, Amy!” said Jo, with a repentant glance from her own damaged costume to that of her sister, which was fresh and spotless still.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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We know how damaging it is, and we know what group is doing the damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The warming phase of a natural climate cycle, El Nino events temporarily elevate global temperatures, altering cloud and wind patterns, and raise the risk of damaging weather.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
This occurs when blood supply to the front portion of the optic nerve becomes insufficient, potentially damaging the nerve and interfering with vision.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
A major river in Nepal has flooded, sweeping away houses, bridges and damaging a part of hydropower station, authorities have said.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
I don’t know how anyone could want to cut it for wands, but that explains why magic is corrupt—making wands requires damaging something rare and powerful.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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