damned

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Many of our children’s favorite apps and social-media sites were built from the ground up to keep young users hooked and helpless to look away, consequences to their health and well-being be damned.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“In some ways, practices might be facing a Hobson’s choice, where they are damned if they do and they are damned if they don’t.”

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

The damned disease especially plagues Mexican American men like me, and many aren’t getting screened.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“Allergies be damned, you want your family to be happy,” said Ossa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

“That’s exactly what Ash said before he left last night. I’ll be damned if you’re going to disappear on me too.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss