inflicted
Example Sentences
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"Italy also demands an apology for the treatment inflicted on these demonstrators and for the total disregard shown towards the explicit requests of the Italian government," she added.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The play, a British import by Mark Rosenblatt set in the summer of 1983, focuses on a moment of crisis that Dahl has inflicted on himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
This April, India has seen some of its largest labor protests in years, triggered in part by economic pain inflicted by disruption from the war in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
While markets have been focused on the Strait of Hormuz and whether the two-week cease-fire can hold, it’s a reminder that the conflict has already inflicted severe disruption to production and supply.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
I saw the futility of violence, the cycle that just repeats itself, the damage that’s inflicted on people that they in turn inflict on others.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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