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Discover LudwigThe phrase "collateral damage from" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to refer to unintended damage or casualties that occur as a result of an action, often in a military or conflict context. Example: "The airstrike resulted in significant collateral damage from the nearby civilian structures."
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Collateral damage.
Accidental or unintended damage or casualties are collateral damage.
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Collateral damage from this would be a story in itself.
THE collateral damage from divorce usually affects the children first.
COLLATERAL damage from the credit crisis continues to crop up in the most unlikely places.
(Nor has the collateral damage from the strikes been completely tallied).
There is less collateral damage from a drone strike than there is from an F-16.
Strategic collateral damage from a total exit from intense sweeteners is thus avoided.
But the collateral damage from these bombs is too high to ignore.
Now, she says, she is "collateral damage" from the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
THE collateral damage from America's campaign against corporate corruption is still spreading.
But more attention must be paid to the collateral damage from that effort.
Mr. Cuccinelli has twice suffered collateral damage from blows beyond his direct control.
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