property damage
noun
: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.
Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.
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There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage, but the Cleveland Independent School District, which has about 12,000 students, canceled classes as a precaution.
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Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, this week’s forecast will not create wind strong enough to do any property damage.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
Hail the size of baseballs also caused extensive property damage in the Midwest and South, while in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, dust storms led to highway crashes, contributing to at least 16 deaths.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Delange Augustin, 31, was charged with misdemeanor battery, misdemeanor obstruction of police and a felony count of criminal property damage after an altercation Monday on an American Airlines flight from Savannah, Georgia, to Miami.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jim Vertuno, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, this week’s forecast will not create wind strong enough to do any property damage.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
Hail the size of baseballs also caused extensive property damage in the Midwest and South, while in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, dust storms led to highway crashes, contributing to at least 16 deaths.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Delange Augustin, 31, was charged with misdemeanor battery, misdemeanor obstruction of police and a felony count of criminal property damage after an altercation Monday on an American Airlines flight from Savannah, Georgia, to Miami.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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