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has inflicted

  • present perfect of inflict (3rd person singular).

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The suit also alleges that the CFTC’s approval of perpetual futures has inflicted “textbook competitive injury” on CME, since those products compete with traditional futures and derivatives like those offered by the exchange operator.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The war has inflicted a severe blow and restoring their aura of stability will take years.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

The audience has been steadily aging as well, feeling every ache that the decade between the show’s first season and the present has inflicted.

From Salon Nov. 24, 2025

“My only regret is that my love of Venezuela has inflicted so much pain on my family,” the 62-year-old Alcalá told The Associated Press in his first interview behind bars.

From Seattle Times Mar. 12, 2024

Bertha had written as follows:— "My Dear Florence— "You will doubtless, long ere this, have been told of the fearful blow which the late Mrs. Aylmer of Aylmer's Court has inflicted on us all.

From The Time of Roses by Meade, L. T.