damaging

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Instead, it responds to stress by damaging mitochondria and weakening HSC function over time.

From Science Daily • 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

Laura Davison, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said the plans for "more brutal job cuts are wrong, damaging and will cause uncertainty and distress for workers at the BBC".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

So have questions about what makes for inappropriate content, or how damaging proximity to that material actually is for brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Jon has given up his eye- damaging geometrical shapes and is painting pictures that look like commercial illustrations: huge Popsicles, giant salt and pepper shakers, peach halves in syrup, paper dishes overflowing with french fries.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood