damaging

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Instead, it responds to stress by damaging mitochondria and weakening HSC function over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

People who recently had been displaced were more likely to report wildfire effects, he said, and the fires then made them more vulnerable by damaging tents and destroying possessions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He could definitely do with a win, which is why losing late on against Sunderland and then Crystal Palace has been so damaging.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

So have questions about what makes for inappropriate content, or how damaging proximity to that material actually is for brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Sam Waksal dumped his ImClone stock when he got early word of a damaging report from the Food and Drug Administration; his friend Martha Stewart also dumped her shares, then lied about the reason.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt