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[dam-ij] / ˈdæm ɪdʒ /




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The newly appointed chancellor told the paper he would ensure the UK has a solid "buffer against uncertainty" amid the "dangerous" economic environment that has seen the UK and its allies suffer fiscal damage.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

An MRI scan of the area around his biceps and neck showed no structural damage, or as Roberts put it “nothing of note at all,” which is a promising sign.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

But slash-and-burn land-clearing practices also contributed to the damage, said David Gaveau, founder of the Nusantara Atlas.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created an injectable biomaterial that may help the brain recover from damage left behind by an ischemic stroke.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

That meant the nails were bound to come loose during the raising, causing the loss of many of the timbers and untold damage to the hull.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The companies said in a recent brief that nearly 60 other local governments and states have brought similar suits, and that damages in any single case “could reach into the billions.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

He is a hype artist who never delivers what he promises and damages everything he touches.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Ideas include capping liabilities, raising evidence standards or making it harder to hold taxpayers liable for all of the damages in cases that public entities are only partly responsible for.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Before his death from a heart attack in October 2024, Salmond was pursuing a separate civil case against the Scottish government, seeking damages arising from unlawful handling of complaints against him.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

I’ve already asked Father to compensate him for the damages, especially since Dussel only gets one bar of inferior wartime soap a month.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Instead of simply injecting the EVs into the damaged area, the scientists chemically attached them to the surfaces of the hydrogel microparticles.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Veterans have campaigned for the release of their medical histories, arguing blood and urine test results could help them prove that nuclear exposure damaged their health.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The ALSU, which was empty at the time, was not damaged in the collision, the cause of which was not immediately clear.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Say a prayer for their fans, collaterally damaged by it all.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Only the zebra fish, though, can do the truly necessary thing: If his heart is broken or damaged or destroyed, he can grow a new one.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The floods hit the iconic US park's Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon, forcing dozens of people to evacuate and damaging the sole water pipeline serving the area.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Kristinn Árni Hróbjartsson, co-founder of the Icelandic think tank Varda, cautioned against overinterpreting Icelanders’ decision as damaging to the EU.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

"They get all their information from movies, songs, from peers, so they're not getting that correct information and this is what is really damaging them," she added.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

She showed that you can stand behind LGBTQ+ people without twisting into socially awkward or politically damaging positions, no matter your audience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

But when folks tried, they ended up damaging the tree roots.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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