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“Without relief, Defendants’ calculated campaign will continue to inflict fear, to destabilize SAL’s operations, and to cause further irreparable harm.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Renshaw took the strike when needed, protecting Lyon from the pace of Anrich Nortje, but became increasingly aggressive to add boundaries and inflict further pain as the partnership grew.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But Krishnan-Harihara believes any sanctions imposed on the club are unlikely to inflict lasting damage on Manchester's economic prospects.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Part D is a government requirement for anyone over 65 who doesn’t have what is called “creditable” drug insurance at work, and skipping it can inflict a penalty for life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

If the Wampanoag and Mexica had shamans who could magically inflict sickness, why couldn’t the British?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

But more than 20 charities in both countries have said the French-British deal inflicts "further harm on people who have already survived war, torture, persecution, violence, human trafficking, and a treacherous sea journey".

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

This includes Dolan’s fronting of an embarrassing blues-rock band, often while sporting a fedora, and he inflicts his music on audiences by installing himself as the opener for acts like the Eagles.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

What inflicts the damage is not so much plausibility in the abstract as repetition inside intimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

"Please can we not be a church that inflicts such pain, and that I believe is the fundamental choice at the base of this bill," he added.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The Second World War, meanwhile, inflicted its own deadly toll -- the Soviet Union suffered the highest casualties, with 20-27 million people estimated to have died, both civilians and military.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

And damage inflicted by war on refineries in Russia and the Middle East might not be quickly repaired, said James Noel-Beswick of Sparta Commodities in London, a firm that advises energy traders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Suvorova’s story is not just about the childhood trauma inflicted by her mail-order-bride mother, but it’s a redemption story about reuniting with her beloved maternal Babushka and biological father.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

I had heard so many stories of real-world harm inflicted on sick and elderly people.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Under the punishment inflicted by the Council his mercurial spirit had fallen low and he had become the apathetic wretch the sight of whom had so much shocked Bigwig.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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 the summer, it also began targeting warehouses of Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries, inflicting losses not only on the company but also on hundreds of sellers who use the platform.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The problem for Bolivia was not the heat that mother nature was inflicting on them - it was the heat they were getting from Scotland, who were patient, precise and clinical.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

“The uncertainty the government’s actions have created is already inflicting a wide range of challenges and problems on Anthropic,” he said in the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

He must only guard against inflicting serious injury on anyone who serves him and anyone he has near him in the service of his principality, as Antoninus had done.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli