injure

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The festival is offering a space to do these shows, but also for an audience to have the night out and trust that the show is not going to injure you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, it is an offence to deliberately capture, injure, kill or disturb beavers, or damage or destroy their breeding or resting places, without a licence.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

James, who scored 16 points in Thursday's loss, appeared to injure his left elbow in the fourth quarter, after he was shunted off the court and landed on the legs of a cameraman.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

A study published in the American Society of Hematology's journal Blood Red Cells & Iron reports that ultra-endurance events can injure red blood cells in ways that may interfere with how they function.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

She walked to the wet scrape, turning under her talons so as not to injure the young.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George