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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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Orenburg Governor Yevgeny Solntsev said that drones tried to target an airfield, but there were no casualties or destruction.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Her firing marks the latest casualty of Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s purge of military officials seen as part of past diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
8 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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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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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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This perception could turn those who, like Le Pen and Georgescu, are penalized by those institutions, into martyrs, warned Mounk.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, modern autocrats avoid attacking dissidents in ways likely to turn them into martyrs.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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