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victim

[vik-tim] / ˈvɪk tɪm /
NOUN
person who has suffered an injury
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NOUN
person or animal sacrificed
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Wright said: "There is a risk that the victim survivors may be put off from contacting us because they feel the weight of public, national and international focus will be too much for them."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

CBS News Radio and its 26 employees became a victim of budget cuts across parent-company Paramount’s news division announced in March.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

And Nvidia is the victim of the law of large numbers—it takes a lot to move a $5 trillion company.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

When Gradel told the museum’s deputy director in 2021 that the museum had been the victim of a massive theft at the hands of one of its curators, he was brushed off.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

However, as Mozelle and Onzelle discovered, focusing on the status of the victim became one more way for the criminal justice system to disfavor some people.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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