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exploitation

[ek-sploi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
taking advantage
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They also want rules on the use of artificial intelligence and better conditions for freelancers, who the federation says are suffering low-paid "exploitation" as employers axe full-time contracts.

From Barron's

Yet he is sceptical that oil and gas exploitation will be the solution to all the country's problems.

From BBC

Canada's federal government blocked that idea, rejecting a solution it said perpetuated the whales' exploitation.

From Barron's

But Malhotra said the UK was ramping up efforts to protect people from such exploitation and working with law enforcement agencies of countries like India to share intelligence and crack down on such gangs.

From BBC

And this past March she shared her story of breaking free from labor exploitation for a campaign spotlighting Asian immigrant women.

From Los Angeles Times