exploitative

Example Sentences

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Killean said there should be a greater focus on holding social media companies accountable, especially when it came to "addictive and exploitative features".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

“It’s exploitative and frankly disrespectful and infuriating that that is kind of a last-ditch effort to suggest to my community ... that they’ve been wrong the whole time,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

She has seen online recruitment postings for scam jobs and says some workers are themselves trapped in exploitative conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The speech was exploitative, but not demeaning, and the public forgave Nixon.

From Salon • May 8, 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