fall victim to
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Officials branded these visits as “wellness checks,” ostensibly aimed at ensuring that the children in question did not fall victim to human trafficking and were keeping up with their obligations for their immigration cases.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
In April 2025, the Co-op was also one of several retailers to fall victim to a cyber-attack.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
If you do fall victim to the reorganization, you have two things in your favor: First, you have $2 million saved for retirement, which is far more than most people at 50.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
At a time when so many relationships begin in the digital world, it can be easy to fall victim to someone with nefarious intentions.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
The humans who domesticated animals were the first to fall victim to the newly evolved germs, but those humans then evolved substantial resistance to the new diseases.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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