inflicted
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The war has inflicted considerable damage with minimal loss of American life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Economists at the New York Federal Reserve have found that these levies have inflicted a heavy hit on many common consumer goods.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
These adverse moves have wrong-footed the hedge-fund community and inflicted severe losses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
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
But he had not counted on the fervor of the French troops—on their determination to defend their home soil—and French soldiers inflicted as many losses on the Germans as the French themselves suffered.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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