suffered
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Civilians suffered greatly, too, with Russia’s Great Retreat accompanied by a scorched-earth policy meant to leave nothing for the German occupiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
They suffered a sweep at home to the Atlanta Braves to fall behind the Rangers with six games remaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
His father suffered a major injury to his left leg and pelvis after being hit by the car, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Buttler, 36, has been ruled out with the hamstring injury suffered while batting in Thursday's second one-day international against Sri Lanka at Headingley.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The French had suffered a humiliating defeat in their war with Germany in 1870–71, when France was forced to surrender the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, a loss that France could neither forgive nor forget.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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