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exploitation

[ek-sploi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
taking advantage
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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

The boy was referred to the Home Office National Referral Mechanism - which ensures support is given to victims of modern slavery - and it was concluded he had been a "victim of exploitation".

From BBC Aug. 25, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

There were no classes, no rich or poor and no exploitation of man by man.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

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

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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