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Recent Examples of collateral damage
The city has been afflicted by the ebb and flow of violence for three decades — collateral damage in conflicts that exploded in eastern Congo after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
And that’s just one example of how real lives at home and abroad are becoming collateral damage of Trump’s hasty moves.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
While the lawsuits have undoubtedly targeted some properties that deserved to be foreclosed upon, the Herald’s investigation shows that Weidner’s work on behalf of these cities has also had collateral damage.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
The government encouraging Americans to inform on other people or businesses will produce collateral damage.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
And that’s just one example of how real lives at home and abroad are becoming collateral damage of Trump’s hasty moves.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
While the lawsuits have undoubtedly targeted some properties that deserved to be foreclosed upon, the Herald’s investigation shows that Weidner’s work on behalf of these cities has also had collateral damage.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
The government encouraging Americans to inform on other people or businesses will produce collateral damage.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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Three corrections officers will fire rifles loaded with bullets designed to break apart on impact, maximizing fatality and minimizing suffering.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On her podcast, Rose shared her intention to provide insight into the realities of being a wrestler for WWE, pointing to the sacrifices required that come along with the job.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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To get Haaland, other sacrifices could be made, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m), who picked up an injury in the Champions League, Palmer and Isak.—
Abdul Rehman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Authorities struggled to identify and process all of the victims.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Paying ransoms does not guarantee a return to normal business operations, and 35% of victims who paid a ransom, according to the in-house analysis of data, either did not receive decryption keys or received corrupted keys.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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No casualties were recorded during this intrusion, and no radio station employees were present at the scene.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Other names that made it to Morgan Stanley’s list include timberland real estate investment trust Rayonier , which has a dividend yield of 4%; property casualty insurer RLI , with a dividend yield of 0.8%; and CNA Financial , with a 3.8% current dividend yield.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Orb-weaving spiders are known for crafting intricate and highly organized webs to hunt prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Nothing has been beyond Trump’s boorish reach, not even a Kennedy Center musical about a shark who befriends would-be prey or, briefly, the building that houses the American Red Cross.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Between those losses, Illinois won four straight games in promising fashion: two against Iowa, at then-No. 13 Michigan and against then-No. 18 Purdue.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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And since a large proportion of scientific research funding typically goes to research personnel, the result has and will be job losses.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Aside from a series of gruesome martyr scenes frescoed on the interior wall of the second ring in the late 16th century, the decor reflects late Imperial taste for decorous abstraction and costly materials.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Since then, however, the Trump administration has shifted its stance on Ulbricht’s case—in part, perhaps, due to its embrace of the libertarian cryptocurrency community, for whom Ulbricht has become a martyr and cause célèbre.—
Andy Greenberg,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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