collateral damage
Example Sentences
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It warned that artists and other creators were becoming "collateral damage in the race by governments and corporations towards AI dominance".
From BBC
“By striking the exemption, this Court can avoid collateral damage to Wisconsin workers while still curing the discrimination the U.S. Supreme Court identified.”
Mark and Tom, as sons and fathers, how did you think about the father-child relationships of these two men and the collateral damage of their choices?
From Los Angeles Times
“It is designed for cases where you want to physically intervene but need to rule out collateral damage.”
Be it moving in with partners, getting married, focusing on our careers or starting a family, friendships become "the easiest place for collateral damage" for both men and women explains author Dolly Alderton.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.