1
as in to damage
to cause bodily damage to
injured himself while skiing
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as in to mar
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 injure
One high-profile shooting unfolded in Harvey when an August house party turned deadly, leaving seven people injured and one man dead.
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Police in Detroit say one person was injured after a shot was fired and a fight broke out at a funeral repast on Friday.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Davis was injured in Thursday’s 116-114 loss at Utah.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Officers determined they were injured in the shooting with federal agents, police said.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Stay away from windows as flying debris generated by damaging winds can be deadly.—
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According to Brown, Hurricane Michael damaged 80 percent of the park’s namesake trees, but through a project with the Florida Park Service and Atlanta Botanical Garden, seeds obtained from living trees are being grown and planted in the ravine habitat at Torreya State Park.—
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This dynamic marred the 2012-13 Hurricane Sandy package and has recurred in other disaster bills, not because relief is illegitimate but because speed plus political cover invites provisions that would die in regular order.—
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Sook’s comments followed Nexstar’s report of quarterly results, which were marred by the absence of political advertising compared with the same quarter in 2024.—
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After all, there are signs that the economy is improving (unemployment and inflation are declining), but after the economic struggles of recent years, and with household debt still high, an additional financing source won't hurt, either.—
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Critics say the practice has driven up home prices and hurt affordability, but some housing experts argue the president’s proposal would have minimal effect on overall housing supply.—
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Both have endured crippling US sanctions that have precipitated economic collapses.—
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In November 2021, while massing troops along its border with Ukraine, Russia threatened to cripple GPS if NATO got in the way.—
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Ukrainian officials said four people were killed and at least 22 wounded in the capital overnight.—
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Federal agents wounded two people in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.—
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Evergreen branches bent under the weight of snow are already weakened; sweeping down the length of the branch toward the ground adds to the stress and increases the potential for breakage.—
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These policies impose devastating costs on American citizens, weakening our economy, increasing the national debt, straining public budgets and tearing families apart.—
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The Magic have also been without All-Defensive guard Jalen Suggs for 10 of the past 12 games first because of a left hip bruise and then a right knee MCL bruise.—
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That book’s thrilling confidences have been partly supplanted in The Four Spent the Day Together by embittered score-settling (recounting her bruising run-in with cancel culture, e.g.).—
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Ruppe took a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter and driving while impaired in the death.—
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By October of that year, Do and other doctors working for Liberty began billing California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, a workers’ compensation fund for individuals already disabled or impaired at the time of a workplace injury, according to the plea agreement.—
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“Injure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injure. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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