inflicts

verb

Definition of inflictsnext
present tense third-person singular of inflict
as in imposes
to cause someone to accept or experience something unwanted The criminal inflicted a lifetime of distress on his unsuspecting victims.

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  1. imposes
  2. creates
  3. brings
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  • While Washington imposes arbitrary budget caps that fail to provide the military with growth above inflation to confront these growing global challenges, China has consistently invested real growth into its military year-after-year.
    Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
  • While regulation can provide benefits, too much regulation restricts consumers’ choices and imposes unnecessary burdens on businesses.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of imposes
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  • This creates a question mark in the strategy of landlords on how to best address the current work landscape.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This surplus of position players — a first-world problem, for sure — creates a roster jam almost everywhere except at catcher, which notably is the area where baseball president Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins appear to be attempting to address.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of creates
Verb
  • To say no one saw Bill Gates coming brings new meaning to understatement.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Another new initiative is Project Mariner, which brings Google’s AI agents to the web.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of brings
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