exploitation
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Police Scotland said it was committed to tackling all forms of child sexual exploitation, regardless of the passage of time.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Another will permit the EU’s finance arm, the European Investment Bank, to work in Canada, with a focus on joint investments in Canadian critical materials and their exploitation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
An elder-law attorney can review any existing powers of attorney or other documents, explain who has authority to act on his behalf and also give you advice on your options if you suspect financial exploitation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
But that’s only because Lee, in his finest screenplay to date, has laid out precisely where his vectors of hardship, exploitation, pent-up anguish and hidden desire are going to converge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
My crude exploitation of Richard Parker’s weak sea legs is not the only explanation.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Popeye also gives us a window into how a character’s entry into the public domain doesn’t require subsequent exploitations to adhere to his or her original conception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
“I know there are exploitations that have happened, but not in South Dakota,” Rep. Linda Duba, a Sioux Falls Democrat, said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2020
The dignity in doing such a job is a million miles away from the well-documented exploitations that people endure to earn a paycheck at one of Amazon’s warehouses.
From The Verge ● Jun. 26, 2018
On one hand, it is good for people to come out against years if not decades of exploitations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2017
These expeditions were not merely commercial exploitations, although there was plenty of that.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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