damage
Example Sentences
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A better future depends on addressing environmental damage while maintaining the benefits that human progress has made possible.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
It is also an offence to disturb, damage or destroy a breeding site or resting place of an otter or obstruct their access, whether or not an otter is present.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Insurance companies do consistency evaluations that can help root out fraud by determining whether the damage submitted is consistent with what you’d generally expect from the incident.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
With the pressure inside my throat from the tube and the pressure outside the windpipe from my thyroid, maybe there was some damage to the nerves.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
“So even if JB managed to fix all that time in the past—even if he sent all the kids back—how would he fix all the damage now?” she asked in a thick voice.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Vocabulary lists containing damage
"Handle with Care"
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
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