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At first, the dynamic appeared to be little changed: Israel used precision weapons against Shukr to minimize collateral damage.
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Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
Terry has a particular set of skills, and one of those skills is minimizing collateral damage.
—Daniel Joyaux, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
Yet progress is not painless and collateral damage in the building of a long-time contender is unavoidable.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, spoke to the news media on Saturday and answered a question about the acceptability of civilians as collateral damage in its warfare.
—Andrew Jones, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
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Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
Terry has a particular set of skills, and one of those skills is minimizing collateral damage.
—Daniel Joyaux, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
Yet progress is not painless and collateral damage in the building of a long-time contender is unavoidable.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, spoke to the news media on Saturday and answered a question about the acceptability of civilians as collateral damage in its warfare.
—Andrew Jones, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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