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exploited

[ik-sploi-tid] / ɪkˈsplɔɪ tɪd /


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U.S. aid has been a lifeline for communities whose desperation can be exploited by militant recruiters.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“If we don’t have a strong enough regulatory environment, and business has too much power, workers can be exploited, the environment can be exploited and we can see really negative social outcomes,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Researchers with the company were so excited about their discovery, they drove down from Palo Alto in person Tuesday to Apple’s Cupertino headquarters to present their 55-page report describing the bugs it exploited.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The AI cybersecurity threat has been highlighted by Mythos, a powerful new model that US startup Anthropic withheld from public release to stop it from being exploited by hackers.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“It’s about labor. The good things that were achieved—the railways, for example—but also how labor was exploited and the lengths the colonial enterprise went to.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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