as in self-imposed
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Recent Examples of self-inflicted
Padraig Nolan, an advisory board member at the Europe Startup Nations Alliance, said Europe’s deeper challenge is self-inflicted: a fragmented market and a chronic failure to help startups scale.
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Jackie Snow, Quartz, 14 May 2025
Denver police later said the victim’s injuries appeared to be self-inflicted.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
But that fizzle was self-inflicted by the president.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Brand execs are always blind-sided when ad campaigns blow up in their faces, but the pain is usually self-inflicted.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Jackie Snow, Quartz, 14 May 2025
Denver police later said the victim’s injuries appeared to be self-inflicted.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
But that fizzle was self-inflicted by the president.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Brand execs are always blind-sided when ad campaigns blow up in their faces, but the pain is usually self-inflicted.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-inflicted
self-imposed
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Summary These 5 films reveal how limitations are self-imposed.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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This limit is self-imposed as regulations vary from country to country.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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“Self-inflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-inflicted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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