property damage
noun
: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.
Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.
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Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Hosts are automatically covered with a protection guarantee of up to $1 million and $10,000 in property damage protection.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Court records show Austin has previously been convicted of second-degree property damage in Liberty and first-degree trespassing in Kansas City, both class B misdemeanors in Missouri.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Hosts are automatically covered with a protection guarantee of up to $1 million and $10,000 in property damage protection.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Court records show Austin has previously been convicted of second-degree property damage in Liberty and first-degree trespassing in Kansas City, both class B misdemeanors in Missouri.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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