damaging

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Argentine ants are among the most damaging and expensive invasive species worldwide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The council said there were already bollards around more than half of the green, adding that additional bollards had been placed "to prevent vehicles driving on and damaging the grassed area".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He could definitely do with a win, which is why losing late on against Sunderland and then Crystal Palace has been so damaging.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

People who recently had been displaced were more likely to report wildfire effects, he said, and the fires then made them more vulnerable by damaging tents and destroying possessions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I still remember the bite of that first sip; it was worse even than army coffee, which was nearly brain damaging.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen