succumbing

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Donald Trump trades stocks at a confounding rate, Everlane is reportedly sold to Shein, and online media is succumbing to bots.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Only lawmakers can act to prevent European carmakers from succumbing to this temptation, he added.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

"The more we can improve peoples' diets, the more we may be able to protect people from succumbing to disease."

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

He kept the diagnosis secret from everyone but Strickland, eventually succumbing to the disease in October 1985.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He had no difficulty in disposing of the fallacy, and he was in no danger of succumbing to it.

From "1984" by George Orwell