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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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But it was an AI clone, making the American mother yet another victim of a growing wave of impersonation scams.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

No other information about the victim was available.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

A victim of government-sanctioned culling, trigger-happy farmers and rising road traffic, by 2002 the Iberian lynx was on the verge of extinction, with just 94 cats left in their natural habitat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The Thai rescue group added: "The first victim has been successfully rescued out of the cave."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

His reputation then fell victim to two nearly calamitous setbacks, one beyond his control and the other the product of his personal flair for perversity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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