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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Michele, who beat Rachel soundly, is collateral damage, demoted to third place (and, notably, one point away from a three-way first-place tie).
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The Iranian government might receive a limited boost in its popular support after U.S. attacks, but depending on their severity, targeting scope, and any unintended collateral damage, average Iranians might also see in them an opportunity to pressure the regime to change.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
Police previously said Huang and her friend, killed as collateral damage, were shot before they were torched — so thoroughly that Parrilla had to be identified through dental records.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
Khan added that throughout the years, Philadelphia’s Chinatown has been treated as collateral damage for several major development projects, including the Vine Street Expressway, a highway that was completed in 1991 and essentially cut the neighborhood in half.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
The Iranian government might receive a limited boost in its popular support after U.S. attacks, but depending on their severity, targeting scope, and any unintended collateral damage, average Iranians might also see in them an opportunity to pressure the regime to change.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
Police previously said Huang and her friend, killed as collateral damage, were shot before they were torched — so thoroughly that Parrilla had to be identified through dental records.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
Khan added that throughout the years, Philadelphia’s Chinatown has been treated as collateral damage for several major development projects, including the Vine Street Expressway, a highway that was completed in 1991 and essentially cut the neighborhood in half.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
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That marks the most fatalities from the bacterial infection since a 2017 surge of the illness, which is also known as pertussis.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Authorities confirmed the fatality in a news briefing on Monday afternoon.—
Charmaine Patterson,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Their sacrifices remind us that doing what is right is never in vain, even when the path forward is unclear.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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The term has been applied to other groups as well: Teachers, health care workers, government officials and public safety professionals may encounter mandates that threaten to compromise their values, witness morally repugnant behavior or become a victim of somebody else’s transgression.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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This means victims of the Park, Franklin, Palisades and Eaton fires could be eligible for relief.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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But casualties and disruptions to the French army's leadership after Napoleon’s initial exile to Elba took a toll on his ability to achieve victory in the Hundred Days campaign.—
Pat Fallon,
National Review,
4 Feb. 2025
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Grammy Week events will also be repurposed to further support the thousands of people who lost everything in the fires, as well as the families of the casualties.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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Bakker shared a number of graphs that showed that predator–prey ratios dropped over time.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Feb. 2025
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Medical debt has pushed families into desperate situations, with some turning to shoplifting over-the-counter medications for their children or falling prey to scams promising cheap but ineffective treatments.—
Tony Christiano,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The safeguards are important, the lawmakers said, because identity theft or bankruptcy can mean a loss of a security clearance or the end of a service member’s career.—
Melissa Chan,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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This causes a permanent loss of motion and increases your risk of fractures.—
Sarah Klein,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
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The man, Mazen al-Hamada, is regarded as a martyr by the rebels who deposed Assad after thirteen scourging years of civil war.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s decision to pardon Ulbricht is largely seen as linked to the support he’s received from the libertarian cryptocurrency community, which has long considered the Silk Road creator a martyr.—
Andrew Couts,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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