susceptible
Example Sentences
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“Fuel price is more susceptible to supply weakness on the West Coast than anywhere else in the country,” Kirby said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times
It crops up in Google searches and popular media virtually any time the U.S. is seen as susceptible to slower economic growth and somewhat higher inflation.
From MarketWatch
As the most open of the global economies, Lagarde points out that Europe is, therefore, susceptible to spikes in energy prices, like that of 2022 and this most recent crisis with Iran.
From MarketWatch
He said the bacteria was also susceptible to the antibiotics being used.
From BBC
Broadly speaking, palm-vein technology, which identifies people based on the unique pattern of their veins, is considered less susceptible to identity theft because vein patterns are difficult to copy.
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