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damaging

adjective as in hurtful to reputation

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For younger workers this can be damaging, as the human brain is still developing well into the 20s, Mr Coroneos says.

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The club are said to remain supportive of their head coach despite the damaging loss which left them 14th in the Premier League table.

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Slide activity has picked up noticeably since 2023, damaging roads, forcing officials to cut off utilities and “red tag” at least 20 houses, meaning nobody can occupy them until the threat is addressed.

“The allegations against Mr. Wayne were frivolous and unequivocally false. Mr. Wayne has endured serious and damaging accusations, and today’s verdict confirms what he has always said — the plaintiff’s claims against him are completely fabricated.”

Dr John Lynch has taken the more damaging impact of methane into account in his calculations and they indicate that the persistance of CO2 in the atmosphere can do more damage in the long term.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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