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collateral damage

noun as in unintentional damage to non-military people or property during war

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Instead, these insects might be collateral damage in catnip’s fight with some other plant-nibbling insect.

The data also reflects an increased death total from other causes, such as strokes and drug overdoses, that are part of the pandemic’s collateral damage.

If either of these influence hunting behavior, then perhaps beefing up the amount of meat in a cat’s diet or mimicking hunting behavior through play could fulfill those needs without the collateral damage to wildlife.

Safer than antibiotics, which have numerous side effects, because they are not part of our normal make up and are cell killers—mostly bacterial cells, but they are not so perfectly targeted that they don’t leave some collateral damage in their wake.

If you agreed to secrecy, then you talk to your sister, not your mom, about the secret’s collateral damage.

The euphemism of “collateral damage” comes with that package.

And even with that this book gives us so much collateral damage—the really young kids, the city itself, the school system.

And even with that this book gives us so much collateral damage, the really young kids, the city itself, the school system.

More regulations, and further public education may be required to cap and stem the collateral damage.

“Sometimes there is collateral damage, but it is rare,” said Bauer.

When used, Rapid Dominance would ensure favorable early resolution of issues with minimal loss of lives and collateral damage.

In the attempt to keep war "immaculate," at least in limiting collateral damage, one point should not be forgotten.

Rapid Dominance would ensure favorable early resolution of issues at minimal loss of lives and collateral damage.

He is liable for direct damage both to your chimneys and any collateral damage caused by fall of bricks into garden, etc., etc.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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