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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Should Telsa be collateral damage, China will dominate the global EV market.
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Businesses are collateral damage as the explosion of immigration enforcement worsens staffing issues for businesses already facing worker shortages, according to Amy Peck, a partner with the Jackson Lewis law firm who represents employers in immigration matters.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The nameless boy becomes nothing more than collateral damage on the men’s superficial spiritual journey, cheapening any real progress that the brothers had made.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Read more What People Think Opinions related to business and economic issues submitted to The Hill:
The SALT cap isn’t the problem — high-tax states are
Asian economies are the collateral damage of the US-China trade war
You’re all caught up.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Businesses are collateral damage as the explosion of immigration enforcement worsens staffing issues for businesses already facing worker shortages, according to Amy Peck, a partner with the Jackson Lewis law firm who represents employers in immigration matters.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The nameless boy becomes nothing more than collateral damage on the men’s superficial spiritual journey, cheapening any real progress that the brothers had made.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Read more What People Think Opinions related to business and economic issues submitted to The Hill:
The SALT cap isn’t the problem — high-tax states are
Asian economies are the collateral damage of the US-China trade war
You’re all caught up.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
Noun
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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,
19 July 2025
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According to data from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E, the incident marks the first boating fatality in the area.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Advertisement Vikram’s role as the final sacrifice Vikram Singh, a local police officer and Rea’s close ally, becomes the cult’s ultimate target.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Looking Forward—Innovation Without Sacrifice The notion that innovation inevitably comes with sacrifices is outdated.—
Vincent Ledoux Pedailles,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Democratic members of Congress have objected to the wave of settler violence, arguing that U.S. citizens are falling victim.—
Noah Robertson The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Kaylee was hit by unknown object and Xana ‘fought back’ Though investigators are confident a knife was used to kill all four victims, Goncalves was struck in the face by an unknown object and the extent of her struggle with Kohberger is still unknown, Gilbertson said.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Watson, 46, who as deputy criminal chief was serving in one of the office’s senior positions, became another casualty in President Donald Trump’s mission to purge anyone found to have worked in some way for special counsel Jack Smith.—
Jay Weaver
July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The Battle of the Somme ground on for another four months, at the cost of more than a million British, French, and German casualties.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Several tyrannosaur species often lived side by side, each focused on different prey.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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The Yautja hunter Dek is an outcast from his tribe who hunts a seemingly unkillable prey, aided by the android Thia.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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On Monday, Stellantis, which owns Chrysler and Jeep as well as European brands Peugeot and Fiat, said tariffs and factory shutdowns related to Trump's trade policies contributed to a $2.7 billion loss in the first half of the year, with deliveries to U.S. buyers plunging 25% over that period.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Now, with the Airbnb officially canceled, Friend A insisted she should be held fully responsible for the loss.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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More, recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, became a symbol of conscience and steadfast faith.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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The First Academy was portrayed as a compulsive cheater Bridgewater is being portrayed as a compassionate martyr.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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