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Recent Examples of collateral damage
Herbicide Damage Yellowing leaves can also occur as collateral damage from nearby weed killer applications.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
The history of warfare is often measured in winners, losers, troop sizes, dollars and human casualties; but collateral damage across the animal kingdom far outlasts the final shot.
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The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The vice president and other officials have downplayed evidence of collateral damage in their crackdown on fraudulent hospices.
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Isaac Arnsdorf,
Washington Post,
15 June 2026
Uncertainty across the region The news of peace came with a sense of bewilderment and uncertainty in a region that suffered collateral damage through months of war.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
The history of warfare is often measured in winners, losers, troop sizes, dollars and human casualties; but collateral damage across the animal kingdom far outlasts the final shot.
—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The vice president and other officials have downplayed evidence of collateral damage in their crackdown on fraudulent hospices.
—
Isaac Arnsdorf,
Washington Post,
15 June 2026
Uncertainty across the region The news of peace came with a sense of bewilderment and uncertainty in a region that suffered collateral damage through months of war.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for collateral damage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral damage
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
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The three fatalities are believed to have been children all under the age of 13, CBS Chicago reports, citing law enforcement sources.
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It is also told through families, workers, immigrants, entrepreneurs, churches, communities, and quiet acts of sacrifice that rarely make history books but shape the nation just the same.
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The 55-year-old country singer frequently honors veterans and first responders while recognizing their sacrifices on patriotic holidays.
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The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
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Most of the victims lived nearby, and funeral prayers were expected later Tuesday.
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New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.
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Ukrainian forces have suffered 525,000 to 625,000 casualties, including 125,000 to 150,000 deaths, the study said.
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Many individuals fall prey to emotional pitfalls like fear, greed, or shame, leading to impulsive spending, credit card debt, and neglecting long-term goals like retirement.
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Cod are slow to grow and reproduce, and the effects of climate change—warming their waters and reducing their preferred prey—didn’t help.
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The congregation started to arrive at the usual time, about half an hour before Mass on a recent Saturday afternoon, the old church slowly filling with the descendants and caretakers of a place of great serenity but also great loss.
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Fireflies are facing growing challenges from habitat loss, pesticide use, climate change and light pollution.
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Iranian state media and the regime routinely refer to Khamenei as a martyr.
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This vessel has a controversial past, built by Nazi Germany in 1935 as SSS *Horst Wessel*, named after a Nazi martyr, before being taken as war reparations by the US.
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“Collateral damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral%20damage. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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