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- verb Present participle of
inflict .
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Examples
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People who believe that “we are sometimes justified in inflicting grave and certain evil in the interests of a greater but uncertain good” are likely to defend both torture and the destruction of Hiroshima, whereas people who think that principle is _insane_ are likely to condemn both.
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Hiroshima is a particularly graphic illustration of the principle that we are sometimes justified in inflicting grave and certain evil in the interests of a greater but uncertain good.
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Herr self reliance is rooted in inflicting damage to her opponent so focus will be shifted from what the basis of her experience really is ... former 1st lady.
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Your self reliance is rooted in inflicting damage to your opponent so focus will be shifted from what the basis of your experience really is ... former 1st lady.
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We should avoid this, to make sure the penalty [that we are inflicting] is no more than reciprocal.
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We should avoid this, to make sure the penalty [that we are inflicting] is no more than reciprocal.
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Blowback from a Bad War yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Blowback from a Bad War'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: We are, in short, inflicting a lot of bad dudes on innocent Iraqis and we will ultimately inflict them back on ourselves.
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We are, in short, inflicting a lot of bad dudes on innocent Iraqis and we will ultimately inflict them back on ourselves.
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We should avoid this, to make sure the penalty [that we are inflicting] is no more than reciprocal.
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Why are you all so interested in inflicting this little social experiement of legalizing pot on the people of Mexico?
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