1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
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a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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The reality is more structural, and in some ways more damning.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 June 2026
The story that Meija tells is also quite damning.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026
That fact alone, which Texas Tech and Sorsby confirmed, is the most damning part of this saga.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
After studying the issue for three years, the commission released a damning report that led to changes in the way people with psychiatric disorders are treated in the court system.
—Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 June 2026
The story that Meija tells is also quite damning.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026
That fact alone, which Texas Tech and Sorsby confirmed, is the most damning part of this saga.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
After studying the issue for three years, the commission released a damning report that led to changes in the way people with psychiatric disorders are treated in the court system.
—Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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