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victim

[vik-tim] / ˈvɪk tɪm /
NOUN
person who has suffered an injury
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NOUN
person or animal sacrificed
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One alleged victim said that Livesey had arranged a meeting between her and Sullivan in 1999.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"A wider inquiry must establish why this critical intelligence failed to inform the responding officers' risk assessments, and whether systemic biases contributed to the immediate criminalisation of a dying victim," he wrote.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

On the other hand, he said, “insurance companies have not historically been great investors,” and “if you’re a hurricane victim and you need a place to sleep tomorrow, you need the cash right now.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"This government is also investing more than half a billion pounds into victim support services to help more victims than ever through the justice system."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

If I disable the tracker and find a place to hide my heat signature, they might assume I just fell victim to some unknown new planet danger.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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