damning

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On the surface that seems damning, since as stocks and bonds become more highly correlated, bonds presumably become less effective at reducing volatility.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

A year later in June 2023, a damning report by the investigations company, Verita, which had been commissioned by PHU, described the trust's handling of the case as "poorly specified, unacceptably delayed and unfair".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

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

“You have, quite amazingly, missed the fact that some of the documents you provided include damning evidence about your boss’s conduct,” Raskin wrote in a Tuesday letter demanding answers from Attorney General Pam Bondi.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Citra kept her eyes cast down to the damning journal entry in her hands.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman