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exploitation

[ek-sploi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
taking advantage
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It’s sure to be another captivating, completely irksome and bleak look into animal welfare exploitation that will, hopefully, prompt action.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Karl Marx developed a materialist version of the story: New technologies inevitably created new forms of class exploitation, all pointing to the inevitability of communism.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

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

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The NRM was introduced in 2009 as a way to identify potential victims of exploitation, human trafficking and modern slavery.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

His freedom wouldn't be based on some tricky legal loophole or the exploitation of a technicality.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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