hurt
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I said, “Personally, I think it’ll hurt you because you come across so well here. And if at the end we see ‘Produced by’ you, people are gonna think, ‘Oh, that’s why. He shaped it.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
“I felt badly for the parents. I knew how this was going to hurt them and upset them,” Truman told me.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
The buildout has turbocharged business for Foxconn -- which makes the servers used in the centres -- but any slowdown could potentially hurt the company's bottom line.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
"So, I think that hurt her a good bit," he said about Hyde-Smith, adding that he also thinks she "should have been out a little bit more" on the campaign trail.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Was he hurt that I hadn’t told him?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"It's emotionally difficult, because we've already repaired all this, got it running again, and now it's happened all over again. It hurts, but we keep working and getting things done."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
"My body hurts. My arms hurt. My hands hurt. My throat hurts," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Instead, ask yourself if the news hurts the company’s ability to make money over the long run.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
My hand actually hurts after using the Duo nonstop, straining to grip the device securely while trying to reach the far edge of the screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
So it’s easier, and hurts less, to call her by her first name.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
In that episode, U.S. business investment sank and stocks crashed, hurting U.S. consumer spending and crushing imports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Also obvious is that it’s gross, and it’s hurting regular people.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Reddit stock was down by 26%, after the social media platform revealed weaker-than-expected daily user figures and warned that Google's growing AI-driven search was hurting referral traffic.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
That is hurting demand for personal computers, which use its chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Conscience been hurting you? Thought you’d better rack up a couple good deeds?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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