damning

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The record from this trial, as Sotomayor pointed out, is quite damning.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

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

“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

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