damaging

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He said the legislation was "unworkable and damaging", adding pubs in particular would be "really disadvantaged", as the buffer rule means they cannot set up a temporary campsite within 100 metres of their venue.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Human Rights Watch called the court order "the latest deeply damaging blow to the rule of law, democracy and human rights" in Turkey.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

If it gets into rivers it can be very damaging - causing algal blooms which block sunlight and deplete the water of oxygen, affecting wildlife.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In Alzheimer's disease, this system gradually breaks down, allowing harmful proteins to accumulate and damaging brain function over time.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Consider the farmer who sprays his fields with insecticide to kill the bugs that are damaging his crops.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall