collateral damage
Example Sentences
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But collateral damage can add up for the unlikely people stuck in lengthy, fruitless job searches, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
But the gain in energy stocks appeared relatively muted when compared with moves seen in other sectors that investors believed could suffer collateral damage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
“With the yen funding a substantial volume of cross-currency positions, a more aggressive tightening path than markets currently anticipate carries the potential to inflict significant collateral damage well beyond Japan’s borders.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The news of peace came with a sense of bewilderment and uncertainty in a region that suffered as collateral damage through months of war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
But the collateral damage of this era of narrowed learning is far harder to measure and will be recognized, if at all, only years into the future.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
