inflict
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Like the rest of the field, he had to take some punches from a course set-up which wanted to inflict pain with its devilish pins, severely sloping greens and thick rough.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
It is strange to argue that an officer has used more or less force simply by announcing the force they’re about to inflict.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
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
One tonne of C02 emitted in 1990 caused about $180 in global damages by 2020, but was expected to inflict a further $1,840 through 2100 -- roughly 10 times more than the costs already incurred.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
He identified our snakes according to the categories of death they liked to inflict, which he acted out for us in action-packed dramas on the front porch.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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