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damaging

adjective as in hurtful to reputation

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The atmospheric river storm soaking Southern California is expected to peak Saturday, with officials warning of potential flooding and damaging landslides, especially around recently burned areas.

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A second straight league defeat is likely to be extremely damaging to the Red Devils' title hopes, given it would mean they already trail City by seven points.

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"Recently, Japanese leaders have made blatantly provocative remarks regarding Taiwan, severely damaging the atmosphere for people-to-people exchanges," the WeChat post said.

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“And that is so damaging developmentally to a young child, to have to be in that kind of environment.”

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Rail passengers have been warned to check before they travel with a risk of flooding on the tracks and strong winds damaging trees and overhead powerlines.

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

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