exploitation
Example Sentences
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“Continued exploitation and denial of their freedom is making them worse, and time is running out!”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Back-to-back rulings this week found Meta liable for factors such as failing to protect children from exploitation and operating addictive platforms.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
What’s Next: The plaintiff said apps like Instagram and YouTube keep users on their devices even as their mental health declines and makes them vulnerable to exploitation.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” dramatized the suffering and exploitation of farmers migrating to California from the drought-ridden Dust Bowl of Oklahoma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
While marginalization may sound far preferable to exploitation, it may prove to be even more dangerous.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.