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The phrase "cause collateral damage" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to unintended harm or consequences that result from a particular action or decision. Example: The military operation, while successful in its intended goal, also caused significant collateral damage to the nearby civilian population.
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Artillery and tank fire can easily cause collateral damage.
But James acknowledged that even digital conflict could cause collateral damage in the physical world.
Lanier says there is understandable debate about allowing counter-drone measures that could cause collateral damage.
Some of their attacks will fail, cause collateral damage, or publicly embarrass the Pentagon.
A conviction would also cause collateral damage to American media freedoms.
For the public, feuds can be fun to watch, but it may be worth remembering that they cause collateral damage.
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The premise involves the Avengers' propensity for causing collateral damage.
Worse, the long-distance attacks inevitably caused collateral damage.
But it also risks causing collateral damage, in two respects.
Climate change is commonly viewed as causing collateral damage to biodiversity.
We can't successfully do that in a counter-insurgency if we are causing collateral damage".
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