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While other sports unions have succumbed to a salary cap—the NHL wiped out the entire 2004-05 season to get there—the MLB Players Association has remained steadfast in its opposition against the concept for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

He said toxicology reports showed a low level of carbon monoxide in their blood, which suggested they would have succumbed "quite rapidly" to the smoke.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025

Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government posted on social media platform X on Saturday, saying that “hundreds … have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries.”

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

Several other hikers have succumbed to extreme heat in the United States in recent years.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

She would have walked beneath yellow-ringed pines rising to a brilliant eastern sky, and her senses would have succumbed to the joy of the morning.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee