inflict
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Such crises inflict domestic economic harms with dramatic ramifications for consumers, companies and governments.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
"If you are writing a script and you wanted to inflict maximum pain on Spurs fans, that's what you would write."
From BBC • May 8, 2026
It is strange to argue that an officer has used more or less force simply by announcing the force they’re about to inflict.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
America’s strategy seems to be to inflict so much economic pain on Tehran that it backs down, Croft added, but Iran has weathered maximum-pressure sanctions in the past without giving up on its uranium-enrichment aspirations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
For the most part, entrenched custom dies hard and blanket spraying continues to thrive, to exact its heavy annual costs from the taxpayer, and to inflict its damage on the ecological web of life.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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