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exploitation

[ek-sploi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
taking advantage
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This month, we also learned that Our Rescue, an anti-human-trafficking organization whose founder was accused of sexual exploitation himself, was awarded a $158 million no-bid contract to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Off, her experiences were shaped by the exploitation and hardship she endured.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The licenses cover preliminary surveys and sampling, with future decisions on commercial exploitation needing further bureau approval.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Dorset Police said the 20-year-old from Sussex and a 22-year-old from Buckinghamshire were arrested during an investigation into suspected exploitation, immigration and financial offences.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

But everyone on Wall Street knew that the people who ran the models were ripe for exploitation.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Popeye also gives us a window into how a character’s entry into the public domain doesn’t require subsequent exploitations to adhere to his or her original conception.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2024

Escaping a Gilded Age takes more than just clever protagonists who can outwit the cruelties and exploitations of the wealthy few.

From Slate Apr. 8, 2020

“I know there are exploitations that have happened, but not in South Dakota,” Rep. Linda Duba, a Sioux Falls Democrat, said.

From Washington Times Feb. 6, 2020

The dignity in doing such a job is a million miles away from the well-documented exploitations that people endure to earn a paycheck at one of Amazon’s warehouses.

From The Verge Jun. 26, 2018

These expeditions were not merely commercial exploitations, although there was plenty of that.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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