inflict
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America’s strategy seems to be to inflict so much economic pain on Tehran that it backs down, Croft added, but Iran has weathered maximum-pressure sanctions in the past without giving up on its uranium-enrichment aspirations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
China’s levers to exact financial pain would have an effect far wider than what Iran can inflict in the Persian Gulf, Freymann observes.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The broadening out of Operation Epic Fury into a regional conflict is starting to inflict serious economic pain on the Asian economies.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
“It now seeks to inflict additional pressure on the regime by making the living conditions for civilians intolerable.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
To inflict any hurt on anything for any purpose became inimical to him.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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