collateral damage
Example Sentences
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The North American trading bloc’s competitiveness could end up as collateral damage if the extended delay slows investment plans, says Grace Fan, head of global policy at TS Lombard.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
At the time, Greenspan told MarketWatch that the biggest challenge facing the central bank was unwinding its enormous postcrisis balance sheet while causing minimal collateral damage to financial markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 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
No one is safe from being collateral damage by the time Jamie Bell plays Niall later in life.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
I felt immediately sorry Dadi had become collateral damage; I’ve never spoken to her that way.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
