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Recent Examples of collateral damage
The lawsuit was initially filed in December 2023 after Hernandez became collateral damage when Blueface mentioned her in a back-and-forth with Soulja Boy on social media.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Will there be collateral damage as the economy adjusts to this new tariff regime?
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The unfortunate part of paying the price is that there can be collateral damage.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Tuskegee Airmen, WASPs The Tuskegee Airmen, once American heroes, nearly became collateral damage in a political battle.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Will there be collateral damage as the economy adjusts to this new tariff regime?
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
The unfortunate part of paying the price is that there can be collateral damage.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Tuskegee Airmen, WASPs The Tuskegee Airmen, once American heroes, nearly became collateral damage in a political battle.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
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In the last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have crashed into the Hudson and East rivers due to mechanical failures, pilot errors, or collisions, resulting in 20 fatalities.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Apr. 2025
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The thread that connects each of these characters' stories is the choice between sacrifice and preservation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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Bobby Nash was written in sacrifice and he was built for this.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2025
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The family is seeking separate payouts of at least $25,000 from all four companies for each of the three victims, according to the lawsuit, aiming for at least $300,000 in cumulative damages.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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My heart aches for those who knew and loved Gabriela, Florinda, and Jeanette, as well as the additional victim, and are now in mourning this Easter weekend.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Houthi media said there were dozens of civilian casualties.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the department eventually allowed several of the casualty reports to be published, the rest remain unfinished.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2025
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The research team used advanced 3D imaging technology to find the ancient ant had many features similar to modern dirt ants, including distinctive mandibles with 12 triangular teeth for catching prey.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Their larvae live in small holes in the turf and wait for their prey to walk by.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Cunningham’s injuries, also extensive, were detailed in the lawsuit, including significant disfigurement, extensive surgical reconstruction and loss of mobility.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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Under the budget plan, overall NASA funding would drop to about $20 billion, down from $24.9 billion in fiscal year 2024, a loss of about 20%.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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But historians say Rome’s violent persecution of Christians was sporadic, and the number of martyrs has been exaggerated.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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For much of church history, the communion of saints was largely a communion of martyrs, and to read about their lives was to reflect, by necessity, on the extravagant horror of their deaths.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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