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inflicts

  • present tense form
    of inflict (3rd person singular).
    inflict
    verb (used with object)
    to impose as something that must be borne or suffered.

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The blame for any harm the technology inflicts should lay with its creators.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Jocelin’s certainty is absolute; so is the damage it inflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

There's also the very visible, and seemingly intractable, problem of homelessness, which inflicts misery on the thousands who suffer it and scars the streets of great cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

More experienced managers than relative rookie Rosenior have struggled to survive the mayhem and unique pressures that life at Chelsea inflicts.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell