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susceptibility

[suh-sep-tuh-bil-i-tee] / səˌsɛp təˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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Pandemics happen with regularity due to little things like the susceptibility of the human body to illness and international trade and travel.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

A lack of trust in government and health systems in the UK "underlaid susceptibility to false information", it added, and said action was needed to rebuild public trust in vaccines more generally.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Future work will explore whether early or occasional exposure to GM-CSF may prime bone marrow cells in ways that increase susceptibility to IBD over time, potentially opening the door to earlier intervention and prevention strategies.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Sad to say, there could hardly be a better time to bring back Mr. Letts’s stealthy, slow-burning 1996 play about the human susceptibility to paranoid delusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The British have already tested a large number of other species for susceptibility to radiation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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