exploit
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“We believe … that the Contractor could have been able to exploit the deficiencies in the Contract to their maximum benefit,” the report reads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Because wireless networks are already so common, the researchers argue that privacy protections should be built into future WiFi technology before these capabilities become easier to exploit at scale.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Shortly after the video was released, the internet exploded with concern about Grande’s noticeably svelte appearance, and the scenes in the clip that seemed intended to exploit it.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
"I hope today's outcome sends a clear message that those who seek to groom and exploit vulnerable children will be relentlessly pursued," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
These influential institutions and individuals were driven by greed and lust for power to exploit and attack others outside Europe.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Tapping Travis Scott to play the Bard singing the tales of Odysseus’ exploits, for example, doesn’t merely reframe the role of ancient storytellers and poets as that age’s rappers.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
That landmark picture features McElwee, then in his mid-30s, as he tries to chronicle the exploits of Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, who laid siege to the South during the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Haaland's popularity in the US has surged during the tournament, partly because of his personality and off-field exploits, as well as his goals.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
With all due respect to the heartwarming Cinderellas of this tournament, the reason we tune in every four years isn’t to witness the exploits of Cape Verde or Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
I pulled dried leaves and clouded liquids from the shelves, all the while gushing about Mother’s exploits, finishing with the confrontation in the hospital.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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The forward exploited a gap in the visiting defense and fired a shot across the goal from the left that sailed just over the top left corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Meta "exploited how kids' brains work," O'Neill said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
As vulture populations continue to fall across the region, conservationists have been searching for communities where these birds are not hunted, feared or exploited.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The FCC said “malicious actors” had exploited “security gaps” in these devices “to attack households, disrupt networks, enable espionage, and facilitate intellectual property theft.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Bringing Lawrence back to New York, he exploited his personal business contacts to secure tons of copper and iron for the giant machine.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Nonetheless, Claude used "basic techniques, such as exploiting weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints," the blog continued.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Whether the genre is romantasy or autofiction, making up stories often demands making up stories about real people — exploiting them — to serve a narrative purpose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
However, the Korean shares cannot be converted into ADRs, preventing arbitrage by exploiting the discrepancy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
He said he paid them the equivalent of about £100 for 10 days' work but denied exploiting them.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Luckily, during my junior year, I’d discovered a bug in the school’s online library software, and by exploiting it, I could access any book in the school’s online library, including Anorak’s Almanac.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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