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Discover LudwigThe phrase "action will hurt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a specific action will cause pain or negative consequences, either physically or emotionally.
Example: "If you continue to push yourself beyond your limits, remember that action will hurt in the long run."
Alternatives: "the action will cause pain" or "the action will have consequences."
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An industry spokesman said the action will hurt small businesses.
This action will hurt many people who are a vital part of our social fabric.
And 62percentt of Exxon shareholders have voted for the company to reveal how global climate action will hurt profits.
One of the biggest considerations one should take when deciding if a certain action will hurt or help their score is by understanding how much that action accounts for their overall credit score.
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If these people are true football fans they will understand and appreciate their actions will hurt the clubs they claim to support".
On the website of the Climate Observatory, a coalition of more than 20 NGOs, Sirkis argues these actions will hurt Brazil's global standing.
They're not mutually exclusive....the second thing I'd say, is it makes no sense for us to take unilateral actions that will hurt our economy, if we're not going to insist that other countries do the same.
Fitch Takes No Action On Goldman, But Anticipates More SEC Action Confirming much of the conventional wisdom on Wall Street, at least one of the big three credit ratings agencies thinks that the SEC action will not hurt Goldman's bottom line -- but Fitch Ratings does anticipate more SEC lawsuits against CDO issuers.
Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers argue that ratcheting up action on carbon emissions will hurt their revenues as fossil-fuel consumers switch to cleaner energy.
A flier urges a job action against St. Barnabas to protect public jobs threatened by privatization: "Boycott St. Barnabas until they realize that their actions are unacceptable and will hurt us in the long run".
"Seeking their cause through illegal violent actions to paralyse Hong Kong will hurt the interests of the people, and is against the mainstream opinion.
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