exploit

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Magnets that exploit the properties of rare earths such as neodymium can overheat, making them lose their magnetism in high-tech, high-temperature settings such as vehicle engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

By late May, those early partners had already used Mythos to uncover more than 10,000 serious security weaknesses that hackers could exploit to cause real damage.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

"It's an honour to host the World Cup but the event is not an invitation to exploit our residents and visitors."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Then in April, the company’s Claude Mythos model was withheld from the general public because of its ability to autonomously find and exploit software vulnerabilities.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

They were thus in a position for several thousand years to exploit as potential crops the most useful available wild plants, whatever those should be.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond