damage
Example Sentences
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Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, urea prices may stay elevated as damaged facilities take time to repair, he reckons.
That leaves the BOJ in a familiar bind: Hike too soon and risk clipping fragile growth, or hold back and risk damaging household confidence, plus U.S. scrutiny if the yen weakens excessively.
Iran’s navy appears to be in tatters, their nuclear program suffered more damage, along with their supply of long-range missiles.
From Salon
A new study published in Volume 14 of the journal Bone Research suggests that a hormone-based treatment could help ease chronic back pain by reducing abnormal nerve growth within damaged spinal tissue.
From Science Daily
Others have argued that repeatedly using the head as a weapon could be risky, since it might damage structures essential for producing sounds used in echolocation and communication.
From Science Daily
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