as in damages
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
your refusal to cooperate will cross up the whole investigation
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Dana Sue and Ronnie's strained relationship is exasperated by a fire that breaks out — accelerated by off-brand e-bikes Ronnie bought behind Dana Sue’s back and stored in their garage — and damages their house.
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Roslovic’s poor playoff showing severely damages his chances of earning an extension with the Oilers for next season and of a sizable deal elsewhere.
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.
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However, an earnestness mars most of the proceedings.
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Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?
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This storyline later appeared in the second season of Girls, as Dunham’s character Hannah is overwhelmed with the anxiety of writing a novel and similarly injures herself.
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With the Sox contending for a postseason spot, every day is now important, and the losing hurts more.
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Keeping it becomes the thing that hurts us all.
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“Crosses (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosses%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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