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victimization

[vik-tuh-muh-zey-shuhn] / ˌvɪk tə məˈzeɪ ʃən /


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It may be the victimization survey is “off,” she said, or that the 2025 survey due later this year will match the falloff as documented in police data.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

The survey, which goes to a representative sampling of U.S. households, found the rate of violent victimization hadn’t fallen.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

Quiñonez says he wanted to emphasize the beauty of immigrant culture, instead of its victimization.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2025

Because that added another level of victimization to them.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2024

It's when mercy is least expected that it's most potent—strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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