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exploitative

[ik-sploi-tuh-tiv] / ɪkˈsplɔɪ tə tɪv /




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Then the explanation comes in, fast and practiced: The company is exploitative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

After it was published, the Neelemans angrily denied their marriage was unhappy or exploitative, but many readers weren’t convinced.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

A legal battle over WhatsApp's privacy policy began in March 2021 when the CCI ordered an investigation, alleging that Meta was engaging in "exploitative and exclusionary conduct".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

The suit against Roblox, which contests the claims, is the latest effort to hold an online firm to account for alleged exploitative practices.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Saidy added that the media were exploitative in publishing the most hideous of Bobby’s statements, that the press should leave him alone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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