exploitation
Example Sentences
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In November, the government launched the exploitation of one of the world's biggest iron ore deposits, Simandou in the southeast of the country, with a major ceremony.
From Barron's
Kent Jones, the director-critic, once wrote of Mr. Ferrara that “there is a healthy tension in his work between exploitation and thoughtfulness.”
“We’re interested in generating agreements for the exploitation of our resources such as lithium and other rare earth minerals.”
If this were a problem of financial exploitation, things would be different.
From MarketWatch
"The current system for providing driving tests in England, Scotland and Wales is not working satisfactorily, with long waiting times and exploitation of learner drivers by resellers of test slots."
From BBC
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