hurt
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But while it helped Hilton consolidate the Republican vote in the primary, helping him finish in second place, it will likely hurt him in the general election, DiCamillo said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
U.S. futures are higher after tech-related losses and inflation data hurt markets on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The prospect of higher borrowing costs once again hurt tech firms, which tumbled on Wall Street, where the Nasdaq sank two percent and the S&P 500 shed almost as much.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“The whole time, I was yelling on Twitter about how he’s got to stop it: the AI videos are gonna hurt him, the Basura stuff, the zombie stuff. Like, stop it! Stop it!”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
But he could see the hurt simmering below Gingersnipes’s anger, and it would be the biggest lie of all to let her believe he’d wanted her gone simply because he did not like her.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
