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exploit

[ek-sploit, ik-sploit] / ˈɛk splɔɪt, ɪkˈsplɔɪt /




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Because wireless networks are already so common, the researchers argue that privacy protections should be built into future WiFi technology before these capabilities become easier to exploit at scale.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Shortly after the video was released, the internet exploded with concern about Grande’s noticeably svelte appearance, and the scenes in the clip that seemed intended to exploit it.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Astra, still in development, wasn’t involved in the Hugging Face exploit, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“You have to be able to exploit the thing you make,” Brenneman said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Greenberg, who already owned a similar number of houses in the section, was expanding his holdings to exploit the housing crunch caused by urban renewal.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Tapping Travis Scott to play the Bard singing the tales of Odysseus’ exploits, for example, doesn’t merely reframe the role of ancient storytellers and poets as that age’s rappers.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

That landmark picture features McElwee, then in his mid-30s, as he tries to chronicle the exploits of Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, who laid siege to the South during the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

In an early scene in “Othello” the title character recalls in lush language how his recounting of the daring and dangerous exploits he endured as a warrior transfixed and moved his new wife, Desdemona:

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Telemachus was so young when his father left for the Trojan wars that he doesn't remember him - except through the already mythical stories told about his exploits, cunning and bravery.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

It was while the Westons were standing totally absorbed in the exploits of a powerful electro-magnet that Mrs. Weston suddenly became aware of the fact that Gloria was no longer with her.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Many people now work from home, he says, and the area's proximity to Glasgow - about 40 minutes away - should be exploited.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Meta "exploited how kids' brains work," O'Neill said.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

But while survival itself is the focus of “Lion,” the “kill” is never exploited.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

What they should have been told was that they were being exploited.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The country was a single body, with each organ serving its function—to say that Pharaoh exploited the people was therefore as nonsensical as saying that his head “exploited” his hands.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Nonetheless, Claude used "basic techniques, such as exploiting weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints," the blog continued.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

His potential availability has alerted Arsenal, who are among the clubs to have internally explored exploiting the contractual impasse.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Whether the genre is romantasy or autofiction, making up stories often demands making up stories about real people — exploiting them — to serve a narrative purpose.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“Clearly, the Russians are exploiting the fact that there is a serious shortage.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Where population densities are high, as in regions occupied by states or chiefdoms, the defeated still have nowhere to flee, but the victors now have two options for exploiting them while leaving them alive.

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




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