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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The office on Wednesday charged Heflin with 10 counts of assault upon a peace officer, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving recklessly and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in property damage.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Schmidt announced that his office wouldn’t prosecute protesters unless they were arrested for deliberate property damage, theft, or the use or threat of force against another person.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 May 2024
That made headlines in February 2021, when its grid was unable to handle an extreme winter storm and couldn’t borrow any extra power from its neighbors, leading to massive blackouts and almost $200 billion in property damage.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 19 May 2024
City inspectors on the case The Midway Marketplace lot draws its share of panhandlers and other destitute denizens, some of whom tend to spend the night, and the overnight music was part of an apparent effort to clear them out while deterring crime and property damage.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
In July 2023, catastrophic flooding drenched communities across Vermont, leaving two people dead, bridges and roads decimated and over a billion dollars in property damage in its wake, according to Mihaly.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 May 2024
The blaze is estimated to have caused $100,000 in property damage.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has tracked 1,219 tornadoes in Michigan since 1950, killing 248 people and causing more than $1.2 billion in property damage.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Some metro Detroit communities woke up to property damage from Tuesday night's severe thunderstorms, the same storms that earlier spun up several tornadoes in West Michigan and prompted a state of emergency.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Schmidt announced that his office wouldn’t prosecute protesters unless they were arrested for deliberate property damage, theft, or the use or threat of force against another person.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 May 2024
That made headlines in February 2021, when its grid was unable to handle an extreme winter storm and couldn’t borrow any extra power from its neighbors, leading to massive blackouts and almost $200 billion in property damage.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 19 May 2024
City inspectors on the case The Midway Marketplace lot draws its share of panhandlers and other destitute denizens, some of whom tend to spend the night, and the overnight music was part of an apparent effort to clear them out while deterring crime and property damage.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
In July 2023, catastrophic flooding drenched communities across Vermont, leaving two people dead, bridges and roads decimated and over a billion dollars in property damage in its wake, according to Mihaly.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 May 2024
The blaze is estimated to have caused $100,000 in property damage.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has tracked 1,219 tornadoes in Michigan since 1950, killing 248 people and causing more than $1.2 billion in property damage.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Some metro Detroit communities woke up to property damage from Tuesday night's severe thunderstorms, the same storms that earlier spun up several tornadoes in West Michigan and prompted a state of emergency.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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