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susceptible

[suh-sep-tuh-buhl] / səˈsɛp tə bəl /


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Experts have said Aston Martin has been operating in an increasingly competitive global market in recent years and was particularly susceptible to reduced demand.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

In the 50 years that have followed, audiences have become somewhat less susceptible to scares, but no less susceptible to phenomena.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

"Whales, like humans, appear to be susceptible to certain microbial infections that we're only beginning to understand," said Marks.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

And under a climate change–driven heat dome that fuels more storms, the forests are all the more susceptible to inopportune lightning strikes.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

It looked vulnerable, soft, like an easily wounded shin, full of bone but susceptible to the slightest pain.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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