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injure

[in-jer] / ˈɪn dʒər /


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Without treatment, severe infestations can badly injure or kill livestock and wildlife.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mr. Boorman managed to injure himself gravely by whipping up dust storms on the Warner Bros. lot; fungal spores got into his lungs and he contracted a rare, sometimes debilitating disease called Valley Fever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"He could injure his arm or leg. At Tyson's age, with hard training camps, that can happen. It could also happen to Joshua."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

For years, “harm” meant actions that injure or kill wildlife, as well as actions that destroy protected habitats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Here it is to be noted that a prince must avoid ever joining forces with one more powerful than himself to injure others, unless necessity compels you, as was mentioned above.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

In implementing the law, the government further defined "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering."

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Eight people were removed from the Kodiak 100 seaplane by fire department units and two had minor injures and refused medical attention.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The novel begins at the end, in the aftermath of a skydiving accident that gravely injures the father.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025

Sepsis arises when the body has an extreme response to an infection and injures its own tissues and organs.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

The power of the organic phosphates, those poisoners of the nerve-protective enzyme cholinesterase, may become greater if the body has first been exposed to a chlorinated hydrocarbon which injures the liver.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Israel said it was reviewing whether it killed or injured him.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

She retired injured from a last-16 clash against Rybakina at Indian Wells in March and did not return to competitive action until last month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Romero’s eldest son and another passenger were injured and remain in the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Three staff members were injured on Friday, down from 31 the previous day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

I hastily scanned her face, her arms, her hands, just to comfort myself that she wasn’t hurt or injured in some way.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

A tornado has torn through the French village of Pomas in the country's south-west, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Alcaraz has been MIA from the courts since April, when he withdrew after injuring the wrist on his right, racket-side hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

However, the Spaniard has not played a competitive match since 14 April after injuring his right wrist at the Barcelona Open.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

A police pursuit early Wednesday through Los Angeles ended in dramatic fashion when the fleeing vehicle smashed into a row of parked cars, injuring the driver and scattering glass and debris across the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

"I don't know who did. I'm sorry for injuring him at all—but I had to save my own life. I wish I'd had more time to think it through."

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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