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damaging

[dam-i-jing] / ˈdæm ɪ dʒɪŋ /


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The blistering heat that has baked Southern California for days is coming to an end, with rain on tap for the weekend and early next week, along with a risk of potentially damaging coastal flooding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The government complained that hungry sharks are eating too much Atlantic cod and Greenland halibut, cutting into what humans can bring home and damaging their gear.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The European Union's top commerce official was due in China on Thursday for talks aimed at bringing both sides back from the brink of a mutually damaging trade war.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

It has the potential to bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge to parts of the US Gulf Coast with landfall expected on Friday or Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He then went straight to the main office, and reported damaging the van.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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