collateral

Example Sentences

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These efforts could, for example, make the International Maritime Organization’s transponder system truly universal, with important collateral health and safety benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Billionaires use borrowed money for living expenses, pledging their shares or other assets as collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonah was just collateral damage, falling with Gary when somebody else knocked Gary down.

From Literature

The collateral harm caused by dopamine agonist drugs to wider families will also not be recorded.

From BBC

But the incident left a trail of collateral damage, several European diplomats said on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's