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as in damaging
to cause bodily damage to
injured himself while skiing
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as in marring
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come
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Recent Examples of injuring
Suspect faces numerous charges Prosecutors say Greene fired multiple shots into a crowd of people, killing Kaori and injuring her 2-year-old brother.
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Christina Fan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
An arsonist set a restaurant on fire, injuring two people trapped by the flames, before setting blazes outside a nearby synagogue and funeral home, police said Tuesday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
On March 22, an Air Canada jet carrying 76 people collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots and injuring dozens of people.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
On March 22, an Air Canada jet carrying 76 people collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots and injuring dozens of people.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
At the time, Homeland Security officials accused Longoria of driving toward agents and injuring them; surveillance video captured from across the street appeared to refute that.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The city of Fort Worth is taking proactive measures to stop people from popping off and injuring their neighbors with stray bullets.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the conflict, Tehran has fired more than 5,000 missiles and drones at Gulf states, killing 27 people and injuring at least 274 others as of April 6.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The agents opened fire, injuring the driver.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Christina Fan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
An arsonist set a restaurant on fire, injuring two people trapped by the flames, before setting blazes outside a nearby synagogue and funeral home, police said Tuesday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
On March 22, an Air Canada jet carrying 76 people collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots and injuring dozens of people.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
On March 22, an Air Canada jet carrying 76 people collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing both pilots and injuring dozens of people.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
At the time, Homeland Security officials accused Longoria of driving toward agents and injuring them; surveillance video captured from across the street appeared to refute that.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The city of Fort Worth is taking proactive measures to stop people from popping off and injuring their neighbors with stray bullets.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the conflict, Tehran has fired more than 5,000 missiles and drones at Gulf states, killing 27 people and injuring at least 274 others as of April 6.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The agents opened fire, injuring the driver.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuring
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One of the vehicles apparently also slammed into the rear of a parked silver BMW, damaging it, as well.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, the actor and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer was involved in wreck with Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill on the Bristol Motor Speedway, damaging his Malcolm in the Middle themed Ford F-150 and taking him out of the race.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2026
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Ancient lava fields can be seen as dark lunar maria marring the silvery lunar surface, which themselves are threaded with bright streaks of reflective debris strewn across the surface by violent asteroid strikes.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The demoralizing graffiti marring the main entrance to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 360 Lenox Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Police said someone pulled out a gun and fired into a crowd, wounding three people.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, Israel conducted mass strikes on Lebanon, killing more than 300 people and wounding more than 1,000.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yet Dupuy-Spencer continued to struggle personally and financially, hurting her prospects of completing her art education.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Correspondent Seth Doane looks at how China's long-term investments in innovation are paying off in EVs – and how protective tariffs may end up hurting American automakers down the road.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Confidence in Israel’s ability to seriously damage Iran’s nuclear program has slipped from 62% to 48%; expectations of crippling its ballistic missile arsenal have dropped from 73% to 57%.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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All three largely believe the war caused the high gas and grocery prices that are crippling the nation’s economy.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Five private chefs to fearsome dictators all over the world share their experiences of the kitchens and circumstances that led them to these sometimes dangerous and often morally compromising workplaces.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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But Gumbs was uninterested in compromising on his goal of playing against the best.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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