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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Gopal Jain, managing director of Gaja Capital, one of India’s oldest private equity firms, is seeing the collateral damage firsthand.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The people of Iran are not collateral damage.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet that requires taking care to distinguish between the regime and its civilians, and to avoid collateral damage.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
The new grenade, called the M111, becomes the Army’s choice for urban combat, when troops must clear indoor areas to take and hold territory, because there’s less risk of collateral damage.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
The people of Iran are not collateral damage.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet that requires taking care to distinguish between the regime and its civilians, and to avoid collateral damage.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
The new grenade, called the M111, becomes the Army’s choice for urban combat, when troops must clear indoor areas to take and hold territory, because there’s less risk of collateral damage.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for collateral damage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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There have been no fatalities and no reports of serious injuries associated with the storm, Chief Deputy Andy Schroeder from the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office told NPR on Sunday.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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No suspects have been named, and so far, no other injuries or fatalities have been reported.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Others say the spirit of sacrifice that Kimbangu embodied should be emulated by Congo’s leaders.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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So the couple made a major sacrifice.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Esperanza-Pacheco was working as a pastor at God’s Lighthouse of Truth in Richmond, where the victim and her family were members and had developed a friendship with him.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a social media post, authorities said the drones caused material damage, but no casualties.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Through a detailed examination of footage posted by Israeli soldiers themselves, the film documents potential war crimes, including civilian casualties, torture, and destruction of infrastructure, delivering unprecedented accountability and real-time evidence.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Pets resemble natural prey to alligators.—
Mark Price
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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At other times, as was the case in the display photographed, there is no prey animal in sight, and the dance seems simply to be an expression of exuberance.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For thousands of data-loss victims, the last resort is a recovery service called DriveSavers.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The lack of disclosure comes as other states record mounting losses in tax revenue to data center subsidies.—
Kevin Hardy,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nathan learned about the fate of a great-aunt, who was confined at Theresienstadt, and her grandson, who by a circuitous, ultimately tragic path is remembered by Catholics as a martyr.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The push to elevate Zarutska as a martyr is part of the long backlash to the summer of 2020, after which one online database catalogued thousands of pieces of street art depicting Floyd.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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