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Recent Examples of self-inflicted
The current crisis is entirely self-inflicted by a sophomoric tariff policy.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
That loss of market share was greatly self-inflicted, said Patrick Anderson, president of Anderson Economic Group, a Michigan think tank.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
But the unions and organizations challenging the firings said that the harms alleged by the government are self-inflicted.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The worst part of all this is that these economic wounds are self-inflicted.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
That loss of market share was greatly self-inflicted, said Patrick Anderson, president of Anderson Economic Group, a Michigan think tank.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
But the unions and organizations challenging the firings said that the harms alleged by the government are self-inflicted.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The worst part of all this is that these economic wounds are self-inflicted.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Self-inflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-inflicted. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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