exploitation
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"We investigate the evolution of domestication in animals, which also gives us information to improve the exploitation of insects for consumption, both as animal feed and for human consumption," Librado concludes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
A-Baki was the face of a failed plan to prevent oil exploitation in an Amazon reserve in exchange for a hefty international contribution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Off, her experiences were shaped by the exploitation and hardship she endured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
After years of deception, exploitation, and knavery, the Sixers have finally managed to buy and cheat their way to the entrance of the Third Gate.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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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
Mr. Plummer’s résumé, which stretched over seven decades, was at least colossal, if not nonpareil, encompassing acting opportunities from some of dramatic literature’s greatest works to some of commercial entertainment’s crassest exploitations.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
“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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