inflict
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More importantly, that thinking ignores the trauma the investigations themselves inflict.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful of the political reality it will inflict, we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward.”
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
What new immigrants might inflict on this country is the perpetual worry of immigration restrictionists — and yet history keeps proving them wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But rate hikes could inflict more economic pain, particularly on less-well-off households, and on businesses, which may cut jobs as interest costs rise.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
A fresh wrong did these words inflict: the worse, because they touched on the truth.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
CME claims the CFTC’s approval inflicts “textbook competitive injury” as perpetual futures target its retail customer base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The focus here is squarely on her mother, another survivor who inflicts her own share of damage along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Sensitively, the film portrays the devastation Alzheimer's disease inflicts on a patient's loved ones.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
The pain Deborah inflicts on Ava is at once very personal and notoriously endemic to the entertainment business.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The measure of his serious intent to change will be measured in how he spends it—in seeking a return to public power, or in reckoning with the harm he inflicted.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Wales regrouped and inflicted some rare pressure as returning flanker Alex Mann dropped the ball over the Fiji line.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The suit also alleges that the CFTC’s approval of perpetual futures has inflicted “textbook competitive injury” on CME, since those products compete with traditional futures and derivatives like those offered by the exchange operator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
How do the police arrest someone who hasn’t actually inflicted harm on anyone?
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
An old wound a boar’s white tusk inflicted, on Parnassos years ago.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
In 2025, Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, inflicting damage worth $8.8 billion, or 41% of the island’s annual gross domestic product.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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
That is a mental roadblock you’re inflicting on yourself.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
"The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been inflicting enormous impact on the Indo-Pacific," the Japanese leader told journalists.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
I have friends who wouldn’t think of allowing their children to attend a funeral for fear of inflicting traumatic scars.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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