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exploitation

[ek-sploi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
taking advantage
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But under any criminalized model, there is inherently exploitation and people don’t feel safe accessing justice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Attorneys for Lipa filed the suit Friday in a US court in California, claiming "massive, continuing, unauthorized commercial exploitation of her valuable image and likeness by Samsung on cardboard television boxes."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The event’s mission is buried while its exploitation continues to be valuable currency.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

In an attempt avoid and halt "malicious exploitation," he said the White House will be doing four things:

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

These new layered sound effects, built on plainsong tunes, were edging very close to what today we would call ‘harmony’ - that is, the existence and exploitation of simultaneous clusters of notes.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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