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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
the victim of schoolyard teasing
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as in sacrifice
something offered to a god
the Aztecs are believed to have sacrificed thousands of victims annually to the sun
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Recent Examples of victim
After a jury found Simpson liable, a judge awarded the families of the victims $33.5 million in damages.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 June 2025
For too long, the balance in Maryland has tipped entirely in one direction — shielding dangerous behavior while completely ignoring the voices of victims.
—Robin Grammer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
Almost 90% of lighting strike victims survive, according to the CDC.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Jones added what doesn't make sense in all this is Gov. Gavin Newsom's Democratic Party continues to push to protect perpetrators instead of victims and using the Menendez brothers' case to get their bill across the finish line.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 June 2025
For too long, the balance in Maryland has tipped entirely in one direction — shielding dangerous behavior while completely ignoring the voices of victims.
—Robin Grammer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
Almost 90% of lighting strike victims survive, according to the CDC.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Jones added what doesn't make sense in all this is Gov. Gavin Newsom's Democratic Party continues to push to protect perpetrators instead of victims and using the Menendez brothers' case to get their bill across the finish line.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
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There were 12 lightning fatalities in 2024, according to the organization.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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Taking an elevator to lower ground, Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond went on to describe the damage from previous airstrikes, adding that there hadn't been any Israeli fatalities from Iran's retaliatory fire in about a week.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Israeli officials have also suggested that regime change in Iran is among the goals of their war, and that Khamenei could be a target for assassination.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
22 June 2025
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Countries that have managed to build their own nuclear weapons, such as North Korea, become much harder targets for attacks.—
Matthew Tostevin
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Further, there seems to be a strong internal culture that’s been built on hard work and sacrifice, which will be nurtured by having an experienced coach like Tocchet now overseeing the club.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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In the popular imagination, the 1940s were dominated by sacrifice at home and violence abroad as World War II raged on.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Israeli leaders say the system isn’t 100% guaranteed, but credit it with preventing serious damage and countless casualties.—
Christopher Bodeen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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But the conflict has only escalated, with Russia’s launching some of its most extensive strikes in a war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of casualties, and Ukraine’s carrying out the audacious Operation Spiderweb drone attack, which damaged or destroyed strategic aircraft inside Russia.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
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These predators typically patrol altitudes below 10,000 feet, especially around dawn when their prey begins flying again after nighttime rest.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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To test the theory, researchers analyzed the isotopes in the individual whiskers of leopard seals to identify their prey sources over a period of multiple years, according to a June 24 news release from the Georgia Aquarium, which was involved in the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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