exploit

Example Sentences

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Most states have price-gouging laws precisely because they’ve decided there are limits to how much companies can exploit desperate circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“Sanberg continues to exploit his fraud of Mr. Ballmer for his benefit, providing information to the NBA in return for a sentencing letter that the league submitted on his behalf,” Kelley wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

By late May, those early partners had already used Mythos to uncover more than 10,000 serious security weaknesses that hackers could exploit to cause real damage.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The exam board has also warned students that many purported exam paper leaks being shared on social media are fake, designed to exploit the exam stress students and their families are under.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Rome would supply military forces, collect taxes, exploit resources, and have the deciding vote in any disputes.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby