hurt
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Joy Wiltermuth looked into how companies’ increasing borrowing to fund the development of AI technology can hurt some investors while creating opportunity for income seekers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
That might not hurt, especially if you live in one of the states where Taylor Farms is suspected to have sent its wares: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
But third-party data shows that people connecting their recent meals at the chain to their illness is starting to hurt the company’s sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“I spent a lifetime running from psychological hurt and damage, only to become a cause of it myself,” Brand said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
He looks at me, his eyes filled with hurt, and I can’t help feeling the blanket of blame he places on me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
A bad credit score hurts your ability to take out a loan, rent housing and even qualify for certain jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“It’s very painful because dreaming gives us hope; losing this way hurts a lot.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
"I cannot afford to lose so many days. It hurts," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Martinez says Jota's death "hurts beyond football" but his spirit is a driving force at the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
I eat till my stomach hurts and I wanna lay down and watch cartoons.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Hollywood may be hurting, but let the Bowl now save the day by inspiring Hollywood to reinvent, in its backyard, film with live music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Not to give away our strategy, but we want to draw him in, because then he’s not hurting anybody else for a few minutes or spreading more ridiculous lies about innocent people.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Environmentalists say the wall will accelerate erosion elsewhere while starving the neighboring salt marsh of sediment, hurting wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
This exodus poses a major risk to Agentforce, Salesforce’s enterprise AI platform, by hurting its ability to develop and sell AI products, DiFucci continued.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The main point was that the American military was not hurting the enemy nearly enough to weaken their commitment to eventual victory.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
