victim
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And since the pile-up of injuries hasn’t deterred women from buying the pants, it might just be that fashion victim is the real label of the summer.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Daniel Boucher, who lives near where Durán Guerrero was shot, said he “clearly heard the victim say, ‘I tried to stop.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
I fell victim to an online dating scam.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Over the years, the game has sometimes been a victim of its own hype and global appeal.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Fifty years ago, the prevailing concept in the American criminal justice system was that everyone in the community is the victim when an offender commits a violent crime.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Sentencing him on Wednesday, Judge Paul Hobson said the Griffiths "simply didn't care" about his victims when he told "whopping lies".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
At independence, India adopted a modest 12.5% quota for the “scheduled castes,” or Dalits, widely acknowledged as the most-disadvantaged victims of caste discrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Only two families of the victims refused to accept compensation offered by Autostrade, which has paid out more than 60 million euros.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Daniel Jones, representing Griffiths, said his client "does express remorse for what he has done and he is sorry, for what it is worth, to the two victims".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Millions of state and federal dollars were authorized to create advocacy groups for crime victims in each state.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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