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  • present participle of hurt.

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Rigid operational dictates cause infrastructure investment to plummet, ultimately degrading track quality and severely hurting long-term economic productivity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Experts have been warning that dismantling global public health initiatives will end up hurting Americans, too, in the end.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, GSK is gaining access to Nuvalent’s three lung-cancer drugs in a single transaction, boosting sales and core earnings from next year without hurting its dividend, Scholar says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Households are paying roughly $450 more for gas, hurting lower-income consumers more disproportionately, and any resolution that reduces some of those costs could help.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

I start getting really upset and my stomach starts hurting so I try not to think about it.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle




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