damning
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In an article in the journal Cell Stem Cell, one of the leading voices in stem cell research, George Daley, gave a damning verdict on the work attempting to prove the existence of VSELs.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The results were a damning criticism of the club's failings.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Yet that’s all Redzepi has done since the damning New York Times exposé.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
The most damning conclusion of the research was that "this risk is entirely preventable," Ahmed said, citing Anthropic's product for praise.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Such men were dangerous, and even the new cadet officers whom Clevinger had helped into office were eager to give damning testimony against him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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