exploiting

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Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the 2026 World Cup with a barrage of scams, as authorities and researchers caution against fake websites impersonating FIFA's official online presence to sell phantom tickets.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

One of the consequences of this trend has been the deterioration of strategies exploiting what’s known as “post-earnings announcement drift,” or PEAD.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The firm's approach to this is based on exploiting the properties of a so-called quasi-particle, which had existed only in theory, since it was first predicted in the 1930s by Italian physicist Ettore Majorana.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“The result was a highly lucrative film franchise that presented itself as sympathetic to Indigenous struggles,” the lawsuit said, “all while silently exploiting a real Indigenous youth behind the scenes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Where population densities are high, as in regions occupied by states or chiefdoms, the defeated still have nowhere to flee, but the victors now have two options for exploiting them while leaving them alive.

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