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
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
Or will he fall victim to the late-summer slides that have plagued him throughout his career?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
Some fall victim to scams run by travel agents, who charge exorbitant fees and send them through illegal or unsafe routes, often without proper documentation.
From BBC • May 29, 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
