inflicts

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There's also the very visible, and seemingly intractable, problem of homelessness, which inflicts misery on the thousands who suffer it and scars the streets of great cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco.

From Barron's • May 5, 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

The pain Deborah inflicts on Ava is at once very personal and notoriously endemic to the entertainment business, a Darwinian factory that demands round-the-clock creative labor.

From Salon • May 9, 2025

The pain that Beckett inflicts on both women registers silently on his handsome craggy face.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell