as in licks
the smallest amount or part imaginable
I don't want to hear about your problems—I just don't give a damn
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as in curses
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in denounces
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council
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as in sentences
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Zachary Stevenson’s performance replicates the nerdy-yet-hip Texan through impressive guitar licks and superb vocals that are equally comfortable with sweet ballads and on-the-edge rockabilly songs.
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Elk, deer, and buffalo had migrated to and from mineral licks throughout North America for millennia.
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In one of the film's most surprising sequences, his character golfs the best game of his life during a terrifying storm, misses a putt, curses God, and gets struck by lightning.
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Unclear if Instagram curses are transferrable.
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Ellison denounces the allegations as a baseless political stunt, warning that using prosecutorial power to pursue rivals instead of protecting public programs erodes trust in democratic institutions.
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
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A student can ask what claim the file appears to make, where the evidence is thin, which sentences sound inflated, and which lines could have been written by almost any strong applicant.
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Charming sentences to find in a book by the sitting vice president of the United States!
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Wiseman said to hoots from the crowd of media gathered at the site.
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Trump blames vandalism for the troubles with the reflecting pool renovation, announces people are being arrested.
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Jessie blames technology for toy misfortunes, getting angry at all forms of technology, even those already discarded.
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
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The couple has been targeted by a group called Boycott Divest Zabludowicz, which criticizes them for supporting a pro-Israel lobby.
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That letter, referenced in the Brandeis Center complaint, criticizes the APA for failing to discipline a former division president, Lara Sheehi, for various incendiary comments about Zionism.
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“Damns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damns. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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