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exploit

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




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"We have teams dedicated to limiting and combating misuse, but as with any technology, the onus is ultimately on individual people to not actively exploit it."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Thanks to the outstanding investigative work and quick coordination by the Ventura Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, these defendants were stopped before they could further exploit a vulnerable senior citizen,” Ventura County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Those are trading strategies that seek to manipulate the price and exploit the large percentage of its individual investors.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Islamic State has a presence in Mali and will seek to exploit a power vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The delay allowed Lawrence to exploit Groves’s largess without competition: by the time Brookhaven was chartered, the foundations for Lawrence’s three new accelerators already had been laid.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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