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Recent Examples of self-inflicted
However, often people with AD do feel blamed, as if our condition is entirely self-inflicted.
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Andy Collinson, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Liu confirmed Saturday that the gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Plenty of Target’s troubles have been self-inflicted in recent years, but as a big-box retailer that caters to large swaths of the population, its performance can offer insight into spending patterns ahead, especially when other companies have made similar comments.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Sadly, it’s been almost entirely self-inflicted, as well.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Andy Collinson, Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Liu confirmed Saturday that the gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Plenty of Target’s troubles have been self-inflicted in recent years, but as a big-box retailer that caters to large swaths of the population, its performance can offer insight into spending patterns ahead, especially when other companies have made similar comments.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Sadly, it’s been almost entirely self-inflicted, as well.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-inflicted
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“Self-inflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-inflicted. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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