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Recent Examples of collateral damage
From the initial sub-orbital drop-in that leaves deep craters in the ground, your Hunter deals serious collateral damage.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
In the last three years, the central macroeconomic question has been whether Fed interest rate hikes would succeed in bringing down inflation, and how much collateral damage the hikes would cause along the way.
—Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Other scenarios where Disney faced controversy and faced collateral damage at the box office include Solo: A Star Wars Story.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The impact on tequila - a bright spot for the U.S. spirits industry amid a sharp downturn in broader spirits sales - shows the collateral damage of Trump's effort to rip up and remake global trade relationships in favor of the United States.
—Emma Rumney, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
In the last three years, the central macroeconomic question has been whether Fed interest rate hikes would succeed in bringing down inflation, and how much collateral damage the hikes would cause along the way.
—Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Other scenarios where Disney faced controversy and faced collateral damage at the box office include Solo: A Star Wars Story.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The impact on tequila - a bright spot for the U.S. spirits industry amid a sharp downturn in broader spirits sales - shows the collateral damage of Trump's effort to rip up and remake global trade relationships in favor of the United States.
—Emma Rumney, USA TODAY, 17 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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Their sacrifices and bravery were foundational to the nation’s independence, and acknowledging their stories ensures a more inclusive and accurate portrayal of American history.—
Will Minter,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Their small sacrifices have given Weil a thundering fundraising lead: nearly $10 million and counting, to Fine’s roughly $1 million (various sources report different figures) more than half of which appears to be his own money.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Preliminary investigation indicates there was an incident between people in the parking lot just before the victim was shot.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 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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South Korea's National Intelligence Service said in March that North Korean forces had suffered around 5,000 casualties, according to the Yonhap news agency, South Korea's state media.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
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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For some, their losses hurt deeply, especially so soon after disaster.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Central, less than an hour after Mizzou’s loss to Florida, Lunardi’s latest Bracketology has Missouri headed to the West Region (and starting in Milwaukee for the first two rounds).—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 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 21 Apr. 2025.
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