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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

The court heard a victim impact statement from Badriah Rashid Zayed Al-Yahyaei, the victim's widow, who described how her husband's death had left her alone with five young children.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

By this time, even if the victim is found, the shock of revival may be more than his body can bear.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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