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“We’ve always been prey,” said Joshua Corman, a cybersecurity expert at the Institute for Security and Technology, noting that Tehran tends to favor attacks that signal to Washington it can inflict pain inside the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

"The fact that Levy was able to inflict such devastating harm after being freed by police and the courts is deeply concerning."

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

That isn’t to say that a 22% haircut wouldn’t inflict serious financial hardship on millions of retirees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

More importantly, that thinking ignores the trauma the investigations themselves inflict.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Despite Britain being the home of parliamentary democracy, it was that democracy that had helped inflict a pernicious system of iniquity on my people.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

CME claims the CFTC’s approval inflicts “textbook competitive injury” as perpetual futures target its retail customer base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

More experienced managers than relative rookie Rosenior have struggled to survive the mayhem and unique pressures that life at Chelsea inflicts.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Sensitively, the film portrays the devastation Alzheimer's disease inflicts on a patient's loved ones.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

The pain Deborah inflicts on Ava is at once very personal and notoriously endemic to the entertainment business.

From Salon ● May 9, 2025

Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

But this is how discovery works: If you claim a broadcast inflicted extraordinary economic harm, the defendant gets to test that claim.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Aides have helped sell him on the strategy by showing him data on the damage that sanctions have already inflicted on the regime, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Even so, the damage these fires have inflicted on the environment, hundreds of homes, tourism, local businesses and air quality has left the French public with a lot of questions.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Six months later, he inflicted a humiliating defeat with a lightning counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

At the moment, he did not have the patience to try and coax a thought out of the lad, whom he suspected had been inflicted on him as a cruel jape.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

They hoped they'd left the Champions League drawing board behind, but they're right back where they were when Kairat and Midtjylland and Ferencvaros and Cluj and AEK were the ones inflicting the pain.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

In 2025, Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, inflicting damage worth $8.8 billion, or 41% of the island’s annual gross domestic product.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Sir Keir said there was "real unity" among G7 leaders on Ukraine, which he said was regaining territory and inflicting huge losses on occupying Russian forces.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

That is a mental roadblock you’re inflicting on yourself.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

He did not care about finding his captor, repaying insults, or inflicting eternal punishments.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin