damaging

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A farming family has been fined £9,000 and told to pay an additional £10,000 in court costs and penalties for damaging rare plants on land owned by the National Trust.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

During a nationally televised interview on CNN by Dana Bash on Monday, Porter accused the Steyer campaign of leaking the damaging video.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“That would be consistent with Brent crude prices reaching an all-time nominal peak, and could require more disorderly and economically damaging cuts to oil demand,” Hussain adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

GPX4 helps protect cells from ferroptosis, a form of cell death linked to high iron levels and damaging 'reactive oxygen species'.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

It was damaging, and the universe was suffering because of it, and she must talk to Will and Lyra and find a way to stop it.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman