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the damaging effects of the sun on your skin
The storm may produce damaging winds.
He says he has damaging information about the candidate.
The evidence was very damaging to their case.
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Still, the storm is threatening to bring flooding rain, mudslides, damaging winds and dangerous surf and rip current conditions to Cuba, which is still reeling from the collapse of its electrical grid and Hurricane Oscar.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
These new storms are capable of a few tornadoes, ping pong ball-sized hail, and 75 mph damaging winds.
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This was a space to set the agenda for the future by a presidential candidate, and this is extremely damaging.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
The suit claims the alleged distortion is particularly damaging amid inflation and high cost of living.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
These new storms are capable of a few tornadoes, ping pong ball-sized hail, and 75 mph damaging winds.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
This was a space to set the agenda for the future by a presidential candidate, and this is extremely damaging.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
The suit claims the alleged distortion is particularly damaging amid inflation and high cost of living.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for damaging
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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