collateral
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Saini says his university did see a slight dip in international admissions after 2023, driven both by tighter visa rules and diplomatic tensions - but calls it "collateral damage" rather than a direct hit.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
But they did not want their children to become collateral damage in the labor fight.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
“The fear is that being collateral damage in the war extends into peace, and this is something we wouldn’t accept and need to work against.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
For example, they lend against only a portion of the value of the collateral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Dorothy’s insistence also had a collateral effect: one of the white computers in the branch, in the same limbo position as Katherine, had herself gone to Pearson to petition for a raise.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing collateral
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