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exploited

[ik-sploi-tid] / ɪkˈsplɔɪ tɪd /


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The challenge for enterprises today is to patch, or perform security updates, on software before vulnerabilities can be exploited.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Concerns about how the rules are being exploited have also been raised in parliament.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“The analysis reveals how food and chemical companies have exploited a loophole in federal law in order to certify that their own new additives are ‘generally recognized as safe,’ or GRAS,” Benesh writes.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

“Over the life of this fraud scheme, not a single legitimate hospice service was ever provided, yet millions were billed in a brazen, calculated scheme that exploited the Medi-Cal system,” Bonta said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Pizarro quickly appreciated those divisions and exploited them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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