Example Sentences

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Donald Trump trades stocks at a confounding rate, Everlane is reportedly sold to Shein, and online media is succumbing to bots.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

One is the practicality of the measure, which in theory is being dealt with by the EU but is succumbing to endless procrastination.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

A handful of growers endure, farming the prized vegetable, but the state’s asparagus industry overall is succumbing to the pressures of the global market, largely because of labor costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Tabassum released a statement addressing the cancellation, writing that she was "shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice."

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2024

Alas! the modern world is succumbing to an invasion of ugliness.

From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Lou?s, Pierre