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  • 21damage — [[t]dæ̱mɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ damages, damaging, damaged 1) VERB To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly. [V n] He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat... [V n] Lemon juice has the potential to… …

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  • 22Damage over time — In computer games and wargames, damage over time (DoT) is a type of effect that causes damage in regular increments (or at a steady rate) for a limited amount of time. This damage can be equal at all increments, or it may build up or diminish in… …

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  • 23damage — 01. Their house was seriously [damaged] in the storm. 02. Did he do a lot of [damage] to his car in the accident? 03. Frank really [damaged] his reputation by lying about what happened. 04. The earthquake [damaged] a number of buildings in the… …

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  • 24cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …

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  • 25cause — cause1 W1S2 [ko:z US ko:z] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin causa] 1.) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen →↑effect cause of ▪ Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for American women in their forties.… …

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  • 26cause — [[t]kɔ͟ːz[/t]] ♦ causes, causing, caused 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The cause of an event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen. Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease... The causes are a complex blend of… …

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  • 27cause*/*/*/ — [kɔːz] noun I 1) [C] an event, thing, or person that makes something happen The cause of death was found to be a heart attack.[/ex] an essay on the causes of the First World War[/ex] 2) [C/U] a reason for behaving in a particular way, or for… …

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  • 28damage — 1. noun /ˈdæmɪdʒ,ˈdæmədʒ/ a) The abstract measure of something not being intact; harm. The storm did a lot of damage to the area. b) Cost or expense. Whats the damage? he asked the waiter. 2 …

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  • 29damage — dam·age || dæmɪdÊ’ n. injury, harm; (Slang) expense, cost (e.g., What is the damage for the drinks we had at the bar? ) v. cause harm, cause injury …

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  • 30Cause and Effect — ST episode name = Cause and Effect series = TNG ep num = 118 prod num = 218 date = March 23 1992 writer = Brannon Braga director = Jonathan Frakes guest = Kelsey Grammer Patti Yasutake Michelle Forbes stardate = 45652.1 year = 2368 prev = The… …

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