Not the full article but pretty damning, please provide a link to the context you assert.
You have to admit that that tape was pretty damning.
It's a pretty damning indictment of judgment by committee.
"Sounds pretty damning to me," commented David, still smiling like a cat with the cream.
Lieutenant Koblenz will be tough; her statement is pretty damning".
Even by the brutal standards of the Middle East, this is a pretty damning indictment.
"The history is pretty damning, and there are not too many heroes in this film."
"It seems he overheard a pretty damning conversation."
Out of context, during a crash, that sounds pretty damning.
I believe that white object over there's a pretty damning piece of evidence.