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exploitative

[ik-sploi-tuh-tiv] / ɪkˈsplɔɪ tə tɪv /




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But that breakthrough represented the first effort in a long career spent exposing exploitative working conditions for women other journalists diminished or outright dismissed.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Creditor lobbyists complain that debtors use bankruptcy to renege on their obligations, while consumer groups blame exploitative lending practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

"The extractive industry is often exploitative and prone to gross human rights abuses that must be monitored and enforced," Julius Ogogoh, the director of the lobby group, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Saidy added that the media were exploitative in publishing the most hideous of Bobby’s statements, that the press should leave him alone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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