susceptible
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“And then that leaves you more susceptible to selling, because there’s less dry powder to buy dips,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Syria depends partly on imported petrol, leaving its people susceptible to shortages and long lines at stations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Its model draws on hundreds of lower-profile official data series, like intercity passenger traffic and industrial electricity consumption, which the firm says makes them less susceptible to manipulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
One area of concern is on Highway 1 in Ventura County near Point Mugu, where water got underneath the roadway and weakened it, which “makes it more susceptible to additional tidal events,” Hall said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Smallpox and other European diseases didn’t exist in the Americas, and so every Indian was susceptible to them in this way.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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