damage
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Critics say social networks use addictive algorithms to keep kids glued to their screens, and warn excessive scrolling can damage their mental health.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Their work showed that bacteria accumulating on implant surfaces create acidic biofilms that slowly damage the titanium.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Drone damage to Russian refineries and reduced refining activity across the Middle East have taken roughly 6 million barrels a day of refining output offline, according to oil analyst group Wood Mackenzie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
This was done in order for NESO, which is owned by the government, to avoid public scrutiny or reputational damage, according to the allegation.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Unfortunately, Phineas is not the only person to have suffered damage to the frontal cortex.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Wonder — celebrating the 50th anniversary of his seminal “Songs in the Key of Life” this year — is seeking forfeiture of the lease agreement with Efferson, legal fees and statutory damages up to $600.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
In September, a Finra panel awarded one group of Payne’s investors $4.4 million in compensatory damages, more than their request for at least $3 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The case ended up with a jury awarding Carroll $83.3 million in damages.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
About 13,000 drivers were seeking nearly £200m in damages, Reuters reported, while a claim on behalf of Kabbie and Iride, two private hire firms that have since closed, sought about £140m.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Allied forces would temporarily occupy a band of German territory along the Rhine River, and Germany would be required to pay reparations, or damages, for the loss and destruction caused by the war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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MeRT, in contrast, aims to provide a more targeted solution, comparable to identifying and replacing the damaged shingles responsible for the problem.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Repairs to damaged infrastructure take time, while continued hostilities in the Middle East drive energy prices higher.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Some buildings could potentially be damaged by the strongest winds, leading to a risk of flying debris at the height of the storm.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Long Beach’s breakwater protects the shore from waves from the west, but allows waves from the south to hit a narrow stretch of the peninsula that’s been badly damaged this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
If it's damaged, you will lose the ability to speak.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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“With weakness seen across the full spectrum of income, age and gender demographic groups, these are damaging findings given the U.K. government’s priority of economic growth,” Bellamy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to human-driven climate change, which is warming the world's oceans and increasing the frequency and intensity of damaging bleaching events.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have now identified a promising strategy for interrupting this damaging immune response.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
But he warned that a failure to act would mean missing out on innovation opportunities, paying more for energy and damaging the health of children.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
I had never realized Tourette’s could be painful, even damaging to the person who had it.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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