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 unexpected Airbnb experience may have left Jimenez confused, but the unusual experience wasn't negative, unlike in December last year when 41-year-old Vincent Villegas rented out his property and nightmare guests left him with more than $3,000 of property damage.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
But there’s a time when that practically extends into property damage and disturbing the peace, and some screenings are stepping over it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Werts had previously been charged with two counts of second-degree property damage after smashing the glass doors at another Kansas City building in November 2024, according to court records.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Waymo’s vehicles generated nine successful or pending property damage claims over its first 25 million miles.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
But there’s a time when that practically extends into property damage and disturbing the peace, and some screenings are stepping over it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Werts had previously been charged with two counts of second-degree property damage after smashing the glass doors at another Kansas City building in November 2024, according to court records.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Waymo’s vehicles generated nine successful or pending property damage claims over its first 25 million miles.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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