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exploitation

[ek-sploi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
taking advantage
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Sarah said a decline in her mental health, a need for medication and growing vulnerability left her open to exploitation.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

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

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Several US states have passed laws prohibiting such use, though many apply primarily to malicious or commercial exploitation.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Nothing about the very obvious messages here—about colonialism, religious fanaticism, institutionalized violence and the exploitation of native peoples—amounts to a news flash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

All these techniques, though developed for the exploitation of wild cereals, were prerequisites to the planting of cereals as crops.

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




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