as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
your refusal to cooperate will cross up the whole investigation
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But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025 -
The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Lincoln Hospital was where Shirley Vasquez and all the other parents, like her, took their children when they were injured or ill.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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People who don’t understand, like, people get injured.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Explosion kills 4, hurts 26 in Taiwan TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan on Thursday killed four people and injured 26, fire authorities said.—
arkansasonline.com,
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14 Feb. 2025
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My heart hurts losing another friend 2 the throws of drug addiction & the insane fentanyl crisis thats taken over our country!—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Don’t open unknown email attachments and links, as even legitimate senders can pass on malicious content accidentally or as a result of being compromised or impersonated by a malicious actor.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Crossed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossed%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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