collateral damage
Example Sentences
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That triggered forced selling from margin calls by brokers, driving down security prices for even unlevered investors, who suffered collateral damage.
From Barron's
She told the BBC that MI5's conduct after the attack was "infuriating" and made her feel like "we were collateral damage".
From BBC
The regulatory framework is built around the assumption that these projects must happen and that whatever collateral damage emerges can be managed later or ignored entirely.
From Salon
It’s hard to not think of all the collateral damage to people in the coach’s orbit.
No less powerful in rolling back years are Krystal Joy Brown and Katie Rose Clarke as the talented wives who become collateral damage in Frank’s soulless quest for fame and riches.
From Los Angeles Times
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