victim
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Prosecutor Tim Lewis said: "The defendant told the victim, 'What are you watching this old woman's programme for? I shouldn't have to do this'."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“Both officers expressed their fear of the imminent threat that they believe this victim posed to them, based on the knife and his prior actions.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Not, of course, that poor, put-upon Catherine, who spent most of her married life being pregnant, is the only victim.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The maker of workplace software programs Trello, Jira, and Confluence has been a victim of the broader selloff in software stocks on fears that AI will render them obsolete.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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