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susceptibility

[suh-sep-tuh-bil-i-tee] / səˌsɛp təˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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"Our data shows that this approach could have serious unintended consequences later in life, increasing susceptibility to chronic liver inflammation, fibrosis and cancer."

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Just as important, I’m using AI to tame my human susceptibility to praise, so that when I do get a sycophantic response to my prompts, I take it with a hearty grain of salt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Only drilling—which is costly and disruptive—reveals the truth about a site’s susceptibility to collapse.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

Other research, the study noted, has found “greater male susceptibility to cortical atrophy and neuroinflammation under stress, which aligns with our findings of heightened pandemic-related brain aging in males.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

To confirm the diagnosis, samples of each patient’s TB had to be regrown in cultures and tested for drug susceptibility.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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