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  • present participle of hurt.

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“So many people are struggling and hurting right now,” Katte said.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

Overfishing is also hurting corals as certain herbivores and predators help control algae and maintain an ecological balance, the organisation said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Speaking near the ruined building, Annèyse said: "This is very upsetting. Harming heritage buildings just because you are angry at the government is selfish, I think. It's hurting everybody."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

He added, though, that rising rates could curb AI investment in other ways, such as by hurting consumers and generally slowing the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Agent Burger said that the conduct of one of these private detectives was “reprehensible” and was “certainly hurting our investigation.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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