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If their CTmax is exceeded, insects succumb to desiccation, muscle spasms and eventual stupor.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

It nevertheless seems a good bet that, sooner or later and quite likely sooner, the market will succumb to the gravitational pull of insider bearishness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Now the time has finally arrived to find out whether they can live up to that moniker—or if they’ll succumb to its curse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I listen, but succumb to anxiety—lose all distinction between left hand and right—fumble the musket—find myself marching into my companions.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

He girded himself to “understand better now what I’ve always known: he who drags himself through life, who succumbs under its weight, can’t help anyone, no matter what duties he takes on.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Lacking immediate options, Bea succumbs to Christy’s latest tomfoolery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

In the more pessimistic schema, Tesla succumbs to competition and margin pressure, the market disregards Optimus in valuations and Robotaxi has slower growth expected.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

At the whims of his grief, Cronenberg succumbs to feeling, resisting the popular urge to mold grief into an allegory for horror.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

On 29 January 2016, the last hive of honeybees, located on an almond farm in California, succumbs to CCD.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Yes, bears: crypto slang for people who think the price of Bitcoin is going to fall or who have in some other way succumbed to crypto pessimism.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Even the pages that survived the flames have succumbed to water damage, from firefighting or exposure to the elements from the collapsed roof.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

While other sports unions have succumbed to a salary cap—the NHL wiped out the entire 2004-05 season to get there—the MLB Players Association has remained steadfast in its opposition against the concept for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

"The person concerned, a compatriot aged 28, unfortunately succumbed to the disease before the diagnosis was confirmed," the spokesman added.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

There in the dark her memory was refreshed, and she succumbed to her earlier dreams.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

But the very glaciers and mountains giving Nepal this massive natural advantage are succumbing to global warming - and last Wednesday's deadly floods have laid bare the risks to the nation's hydropower ambitions.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

You need to balance your enjoyment of the present with building a future in California, without succumbing to 24/7 pressure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

He acknowledged succumbing to the “deal heat” Cohan mentioned, but never regretted it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

But the industry isn’t yet in any danger of succumbing to another oil bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

He was exercising all his willpower to prevent himself succumbing again to Voldemort’s rage: His scar was still burning.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling