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succumb

[suh-kuhm] / səˈkʌm /


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Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

In Germany, a democratic revolution toppled the monarchy in 1918, bringing into existence the fragile Weimar Republic, which communists in Moscow hoped would soon succumb to a communist revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

It’s the jaded who succumb to violence and hopelessness, dragging everyone down with them.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

We can all live and work together—or we can succumb to fatalism and a false sense of inevitability.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

But the downside of that industrialized food process is that, if we’re not careful, we can succumb to the ease of access.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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