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

That unfairly undermines TV owners’ leverage in ad sales, damaging their valuations over time, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

This was hardly the resounding response to a damaging Tyne-Wear derby defeat that Howe needed as his future comes under increasing scrutiny.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Far from collateral, these sanctions can be the most damaging and painful aspect of a criminal conviction.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander