damning

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Lawrence Booth delivered his damning assessment in the influential editor's notes of the 163rd edition of the Almanack, which is published on Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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

Yet that’s all Redzepi has done since the damning New York Times exposé.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Until for the first time since she died, Mom materializes and is standing before me, her hair a blaze of black fire, her eyes damning me.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson