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Mayor Zohran Mamdani made headlines when he watched England succumb to Argentina with inmates at the city's notorious Rikers Island jail.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

“If I’m very self-assured about my cultural identity and heritage, I’m much less likely to succumb to suicidal empathy,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

It’s the jaded who succumb to violence and hopelessness, dragging everyone down with them.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

But the downside of that industrialized food process is that, if we’re not careful, we can succumb to the ease of access.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The market might not be imploding so much as readjusting as the tech industry succumbs to more realistic expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Instead, Mr. Lemann succumbs to his instincts as a historian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

In the more pessimistic schema, Tesla succumbs to competition and margin pressure, the market disregards Optimus in valuations and Robotaxi has slower growth expected.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

Music: Controversial manager succumbs to complications of stroke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025

On 29 January 2016, the last hive of honeybees, located on an almond farm in California, succumbs to CCD.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

The British number one had finally succumbed to Croatia's Donna Vekic in a slow-burning Queen's final, unable to save a fifth Championship point and continue a match which she had admirably stoked into a scrap.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Even privacy coins that were posting a rebound have succumbed to the sectorwide weakness, with Zcash down 6.7% to $429.36 and XMR off 1.8% to $309.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Initially Chantal only invested 250 euros, but after seeing her money quickly quadruple she succumbed when advisors asked if she wanted to invest more money.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

This is what it feels like to live in a society that has succumbed to what the late psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton described as “malignant normality.”

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

However, too many schools have succumbed to funding challenges or embraced a narrow focus on tested subjects, resulting in minimal, if any, arts experiences for the children they serve.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

But many of his projects are again succumbing to time, with chunks of pediment falling to the sidewalk.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

McCraney, Geffen Playhouse’s artistic director, said forging a path forward in nonprofit theater without succumbing to commercial pressure to produce only guaranteed hits requires the delicate balance of surfing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Kwang, along with Thotsakan's female singer Breeze and drummer Bew, died after succumbing to their injuries, according to a Facebook post from another band member, Patchara Songphatkaew.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

But the industry isn’t yet in any danger of succumbing to another oil bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

She approaches and then sits by her sister’s grave, trying hard to fight the emotions as they come to her but succumbing all the same.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling