injure
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He counsels them not to be afraid, even after early clandestine operations injure first the narrator, then Gavriel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Persistent oxidative stress can injure proteins, fats, and DNA and has been associated with aging and many chronic diseases.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
For years, “harm” meant actions that injure or kill wildlife, as well as actions that destroy protected habitats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
It hit a toolshed and did not injure anyone, although it was carrying explosives.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
It’s not like the opossum can injure me more than I already am.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Higgins on X wrote that the bill as written “reveals and injures thousands of innocent people,” such as witnesses and family members.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
His phone rings during a moment of silence for a deceased patient and he injures his finger moving a patient off a gurney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
Recently he has been affected by injures and issues with his technique, finishing fifth in last year's World Championships.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Sepsis arises when the body has an extreme response to an infection and injures its own tissues and organs.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
In so doing he injures only those whose fields and houses have been taken away and given to the new inhabitants, who are only a small part of that dominion.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Dodgers placed left-handed starter Justin Wrobleski on the 15-day injured list with left forearm inflammation and recalled right-handed reliever Kyle Hurt from triple-A Oklahoma City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
At first, Cruz wondered whether the unusual bones belonged to an animal that had been sick or injured during its lifetime, which would make them an example of paleopathology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
An electric Hawaiian guitar that doubles as a crutch was designed in 1984 by Semie Moseley for country-music singer Barbara Mandrell in the wake of a car crash that left her severely injured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
At least one person has died and around 40 others have been injured after a severe wildfire tore through cities on Croatia's coastline on Thursday night and Friday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
If one part of the brain is injured, then the functions or thoughts that came from there will flow to another part.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Afghanistan's Taliban regime said they have carried out strikes on targets along the border with Pakistan, injuring several people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then the black Mercedes CLC collided with a marked police car, injuring Turnbull, and the driver was arrested initially on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Plum missed her fourth consecutive game since injuring her right ankle in practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Prosecutors alleged their actions during a September protest outside the suburban Broadview detention center amounted to impeding or injuring an officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He reached one of the giant robot pelican suit’s giant robot pelican feet and kicked it, injuring his own toes.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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