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Taken together, this presents a false dichotomy: AI will either end disease and suffering or inflict it in untold measure.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Aware of the damage that Thomas could inflict on her young career, Hill was determined to do what she could to salvage an extraordinary legal opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Having also beaten the Belarusian to win this year's Australian Open title, Rybakina now has the opportunity to inflict further damage.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

That isn’t to say that a 22% haircut wouldn’t inflict serious financial hardship on millions of retirees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

At the same time, I wasn’t so sadistic that I’d inflict any more of my loser-boy routine on Faith, either.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

The blame for any harm the technology inflicts should lay with its creators.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Jocelin’s certainty is absolute; so is the damage it inflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

It instead paints him as a fraud and inflicts a massive blow to his business empire and wealth.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024

Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

In the 1950s, New World screwworm infestations inflicted enormous losses on U.S. livestock producers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Tyrion had never quite gotten over the suspicion that his father had inflicted the boy on him as a joke.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

BYD and other Chinese automakers have witnessed substantial growth in Europe in recent years thanks to their relatively cheap lineups of vehicles that are enticing local drivers and inflicting pain on domestic carmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The eurozone economy has also proved resilient, growing faster than expected in the second quarter, leaving policymakers with some room to lift borrowing costs without inflicting major damage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

His mother, Lisa Petrie, has called for tougher bail restrictions for those accused of inflicting serious injuries with knives.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

In his novel “Sacred Hunger,” Barry Unsworth wrote: “Nothing a man suffers will prevent him from inflicting suffering on others. Indeed, it will teach him the way.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The flares must have been devastating, inflicting catastrophic damage worldwide and unleashing the heat of hell itself.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner