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collateral damage
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collateral damage
(noun)
collateral damage
noun
collateral damage
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLLATERAL DAMAGE
[
noncount
]
:
forms of damage including deaths and injuries that are a result of the fighting in a war but happen to people who are not in the military
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