damage
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The 19th Century building has not been used for worship since 2008 and fell into disrepair after sustaining extensive fire damage two years later.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Current care mainly centers on lifestyle changes and efforts to limit additional liver damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Dodgers are talented enough that Ohtani not hitting well would not damage their chances as much as, say, Sale not pitching well for the Braves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Gérald Darmanin, the justice minister, said Friday that he had instructed prosecutors to seek to hold parents financially responsible for damage caused by their children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Her hands were sweating so badly that she was worried her poem would suffer water damage.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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“Any CEO who deliberately damages the company he runs due to some random personal gripe doesn’t deserve to run their company!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
One names the United States and seeks damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging wrongful death, negligence and other misconduct.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Alzheimer's disease gradually damages memory, thinking, and behavior and affects more than 7 million older adults in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
But McClements says there is no conclusive evidence to say this alone inherently damages our health.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
So widespread and heavy was the loss that 14 other beekeepers joined him in suing the state for a quarter of a million dollars in damages.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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The altitude changes are consistent with efforts to command a damaged aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Earlier research has suggested that damaged mitochondria, the structures that produce energy for cells, may contribute to the development and progression of MASH.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Instead, the two pilots who assumed control of the nearly four-year-old aircraft were able to keep flying for over an hour and safely land even with a damaged component on its tail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
In recent weeks parts of Southern California have been hit by storm surges that have eaten away at beaches or damaged properties.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Before lunch he’d swim laps in the White House pool, originally installed so Franklin D. Roosevelt could exercise muscles damaged by polio.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Etihad Airways, City's main sponsor since 2009, announced that it is considering legal action against the Premier League, accusing it of damaging its reputation without being allowed to respond.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The measure also calls for the new state fund to establish regulations that would allow it to recoup part of its investments while not damaging innovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Reclaim human intimacy: As A.I. makes inroads into all aspects of society, are chatbots damaging our capacity to maintain relationships with real people?
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
In August, Hurricane Lala lashed Hawaii, in one of the state’s most damaging storms in more than a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But Holmes found that Cowie’s investigation had a secondary, more damaging effect.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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