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as in wounded
to cause bodily damage to
injured himself while skiing
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as in marred
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 injured
Grrlscientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2021, 900 greyhounds were reportedly injured and 232 died, according to local media reports, cited by the BBC.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The goal was to to gauge the likelihood and severity of pedestrians being injured or killed at various crash impact speeds and vehicle heights.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The Lions are a brilliant team to this point with what appears to be an unstoppable offense and a resilient but severely injured defense.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As the victims lay injured, a black GMC pickup truck sped through the area, running over Hood and another person before crashing into the banquet hall and fleeing.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Shocking doorbell camera footage has captured the moment a garbage truck exploded and injured a firefighter and two police officers in Illinois on Friday, Dec 6.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
While the officer was not critically injured, the other driver involved died, Madden said.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Moments later, a portion of the truck, operated by Groot Waste Management, suddenly exploded and injured two police officers and a firefighter.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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An extraordinarily valuable racehorse, alone in his stall one night, was fatally injured.
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Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Despite some compromises, namely imperfect software integration between Windows and Android and a substantial carry weight, the ThinkBook is an impressive engineering achievement providing unique advantages not found in any other single device.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
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The season of twinkling lights, overplayed carols, and a daily debate over whether that tree in the living room is charmingly imperfect or just lopsided.Emily Price, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Repealing legislation like the IRA would only hurt this growing industry.Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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McConnell: Busted his face open and hurt his wrist after a fall.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Its main proxy, Hezbollah, was crippled by a pager attack on its hierarchy, and then by weeks of vicious airstrikes.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The sheriff added that, based on a preliminary investigation, the driver didn’t appear to be impaired.Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Police arrested Cuadrado, who lives in Castle Hill, following the accident and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 Nov. 2024
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With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the study was deeply flawed, according to the standards of scientific research.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Since then of course, Burgundy has come to dominate the fine wine market, building on its own extensive history and reinforcing its status, however flawed, with a clear hierarchy of quality through the Premier and Grand Cru system.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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All these and more can be seen below in a map of the 57 shots the 23-year-old former Arsenal academy youngster faced in the league before that untimely broken wrist against Mansfield Town on November 9.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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But the supply chains were so broken because of the pandemic.CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Injured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injured. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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