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damage

[dam-ij] / ˈdæm ɪdʒ /




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The damage spans at least nine countries, and can be easily counted in terms of shuttered crude-oil terminals and smoking natural-gas refineries.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Having outstanding debt can damage your credit score and make it harder to get a loan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Torero warned the bottleneck in marine traffic since the conflict began on February 28 meant even if Hormuz were to reopen immediately "infrastructure damage is not fully reversible in the short term."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Deploying botanical damage control, drawings were overlaid with the outlines of luxuriant trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He goes out often to survey the damage, standing with people who’ve lost their homes, crying with them.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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