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victimize

[vik-tuh-mahyz] / ˈvɪk təˌmaɪz /


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"Belated fixes cannot undo this harm. We must hold Big Tech accountable for giving abusers the power to victimize women and girls at the click of a button," Ahmed said.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

“May this announcement serve as a stern warning to those who would seek to further victimize those who have lost everything,” Bonta said in a release.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2025

Microsoft said it discovered Russian cyberattackers leveraging the company’s conferencing platform to victimize espionage targets, including government accounts.

From Washington Times Aug. 3, 2023

“Just gutless people trying to continue to victimize Gloria’s siblings and children.”

From Seattle Times May 5, 2023

Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as we victimize others.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

But this attitude victimizes the honorable students who don’t cheat and suffer from comparatively lower grades.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

“I’m concerned at the increase of these incidents, and assure the traveling public the FBI and our partners will continue to investigate and prosecute any offender who victimizes someone on a plane,” he said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2024

A necessity to the incarcerated becomes yet another lucrative scheme that victimizes the very people it professes to help.

From Slate Dec. 12, 2023

“Sending migrants to our cities, whose systems are over capacity, where they may struggle to find shelter and other services is wrong and further victimizes these most vulnerable individuals,” they wrote.

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 2023

This seeks dependence, and victimizes its creatures to every purpose of corruption and meanness.

From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by William Henry Sparks

The billionaire says ”I have never victimized anyone” and that it was a mistake to ever meet with Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

"I never went to his island, his ranch, or his Florida home. I have never victimized anyone," he said.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Women are eight times as likely as men to be victimized by an intimate partner, and 85 percent of victims are women.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2026

The other, more immediate problem is that investors have decided that software companies will be victimized by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's Apr. 16, 2026

Howard, who had long felt victimized by eastern disdain for western racing, now tried to exploit it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

After an initial apology tour, Ye changed his tune at the release party for his album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” in November 2014, accusing Swift of victimizing herself for fame.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2023

Carlton Huffman, 39, came forward and shared his side of the story Wednesday in a nearly 11-minute-long video posted on social media, saying he has done so to stop Mr. Schlapp from victimizing others.

From Washington Times Mar. 8, 2023

The Pierce County district attorney has enhanced the possible punishment for each charge by up to six years because she’s accused of victimizing someone 60 or older.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2022

Brooks noted that the Tesla crashes are victimizing more people who are not in the Tesla vehicles.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2022

By the time the sleigh drove up to the door she was as bent as ever upon victimizing the "Western giant," as the conspirators had named him.

From From Jest to Earnest by Edward Payson Roe




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