victim
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They are aware it is unlikely they will identify every victim of the New York attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The head of a rural community charity has warned of the growing risk of home heating oil theft after her own organisation fell victim to thieves.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Knowing how to rescue a choking victim is critical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But Long Beach wasn’t the only victim of the ocean’s effortless wrath this weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Instead of a faceless state or community, crime victims were featured at trial, and criminal cases took on the dynamics of a traditional civil trial, pitting the family of the victim against the offender.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Funerals for the victims -- 20 girls and six boys, according to M23 -- are expected to be held on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The 9/11 tribute twin light beams are pictured on the front page of the Financial Times, which shine every year on 11 September to commemorate the victims of the attack.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
We should never forget Sept. 11 and its victims, but America’s fever has to break.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
With the Supreme Court now giving its constitutional blessing to a more visible and protected role for individual victims in the criminal trial process, changes in the American criminal justice process accelerated.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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