damaging

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Howe and his players were booed off by a section of supporters at St James' Park following the damaging Tyne-Wear derby loss, which has left Newcastle 12th in the Premier League.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The author argues that Bovino’s inflammatory rhetoric and theatrical enforcement style backfired, with his unsubstantiated claim that slain ICU nurse Alex Pretti wanted to “massacre law enforcement” particularly damaging public perception of immigration enforcement efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Still, a one-two punch of surging inflation and higher interest rates would be much more damaging to the U.S. economy than the recent spike in oil suggests.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“We will pursue all available legal remedies in response to these false and damaging statements.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It had survived heavy snows, sheets of rain, and damaging hail.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama