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victim

[vik-tim] / ˈvɪk tɪm /
NOUN
person who has suffered an injury
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NOUN
person or animal sacrificed
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Some members of the 20-stock transportation average involved in freight and logistics briefly fell victim to the “AI scare trade” that rattled some corners of the market back in February.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Which brings us back to satire falling victim to the world it is skewering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“The victim families, sometimes paid, with a calculation that a single payment would protect their family and business in India and the United States as well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The court was told that McKenna was a friend of the murder victim Stephen Holmes.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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