exploited
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In the 1960s and into the 1970s, he wanted immigration officials to keep out undocumented workers, believing they’d be exploited as strikebreakers for growers and erode his union’s bargaining power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
His earlier work showed that the products of fructose metabolism can be exploited by cancer cells to promote their growth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
It just means that the relationship between Fed rate decisions and the stock market is far more complex than can be exploited by a mechanical market-timing model.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Robinson expertly exploited the movement on offer, relentlessly hitting a full length for his 5-51.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Those same problems of slow growth and fast squirrels probably also explain why beech and hickory trees, heavily exploited as wild trees for their nuts by Europeans and Native Americans, respectively, were also not domesticated.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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