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• And some fall victim to current and time and are washed away.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
• Ask the tough questions when need be, and do not fall victim to the pressure of pivoting at the wrong time.
  — Revecka Jallad, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The political left and right still fall victim to the deceit of the Alger myth.
  — Time, 17 Aug. 2023
• As the petition alludes, Kile isn’t the only one to fall victim to their death in Lake Lanier.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 13 Dec. 2023
• But even the most state-of-the-art bathroom can fall victim to dirty grout lines if not properly maintained.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
• But even the most state-of-the-art bathroom can fall victim to dirty grout lines if not properly maintained.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
• That meant kids were 51 times more likely to fall victim to identity theft than adults.
  — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023
• Our homes often fall victim to mess, with piles of clutter appearing out of nowhere.
  — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
• With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the manor, or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
• With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the Manor or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2021
• Yet the 47-look collection at times seemed to fall victim to its own restraint, seeming to lack vibrancy.
  — Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2022
• Research shows that the people who commit violent crime are more likely to fall victim to it.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
• Even stars much bigger than our Sun can fall victim to the black hole’s extreme gravity and be pulled in toward its gaping maw.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
• Mary Snipes can relate to the helpless feeling of having a relative fall victim to a preventable death.
  — USA Today, 15 May 2022
• The goal is to determine the percentage of employees who fall victim to the phishing attempt.
  — Justin Rende, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
• The durable construction and slick coating will give them plenty of speed on the hills and won’t fall victim to cracks from freezing temperatures.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Dec. 2023
• Shaun of the Dead manages to pay homage to titans in the zombie genre while cleverly circumventing the uninspired tropes these film’s can fall victim to.
  — Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 11 May 2023
• Biden also echoed the fears that the country's economy could fall victim to the military's designs on power.
  — Samy Magdy, ajc, 28 Oct. 2021
• Proceed cautiously and don’t fall victim to swindlers trying to steal money.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
• Advocates say as many as 1 in 10 tenants facing eviction fall victim to the ruse, and the culprits rarely face consequences.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2021
• Unfortunately, guys who seem to be in good health can still fall victim to sudden heart attacks.
  — Christopher Kelly M.d., Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• Some of the biggest U.S. banks are devising a plan to compensate customers who fall victim to scams on their Zelle payment network.
  — WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
• If this has happened to you, then count yourself among the unlucky group of shoppers who fall victim to package thefts — or porch piracy, as its commonly known.
  — Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
• The animal disappeared around 2009 as rising seas swamped its home, and it’s now considered the first mammal to fall victim to climate change.
  — Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• An eclectic cast make up the tenants who unknowingly fall victim to Eliseo’s scheming.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 3 Oct. 2022
• Time will tell whether the new league, whose teams in six cities still don’t have names or logos, will fall victim to the funding and attention deficits that sank two previous women’s hockey leagues in the past 16 years.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
• But police still field at least one report a week of a suspicious robocall and several residents each month fall victim to the scam.
  — Kate McCann, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
• For Indianapolis, the teens represent the latest people to fall victim to the city’s gun violence.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2022
• Even those who claim to reject any kind of gender stereotypes can fall victim to unconscious biases.
  — Anthony Wong, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• The look felt flirty and sleek, versus—as short-wearers can often fall victim to—casual, slouchy, or juvenile.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 21 June 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024