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Example sentences for: hurting

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At the Los Angeles Times , it's President Clinton's comment that the Republicans are hurting the federal judiciary by systematically blocking his appointments to the bench.
They're not hurting Bush.
A front-page NYT piece says the current market woes could "forecast" a recession: If Americans begin to doubt the worth of their investments, consumer spending might fall, hurting the economy.
Dilemma for America: We should be raising interest rates to keep our overheating economy in check, but a rate hike would worsen Asia's problems by hurting its debtors.
The purpose was obviously to highlight, to emphasize, but I would argue that these places are only hurting their business.