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exploit

[ek-sploit, ik-sploit] / ˈɛk splɔɪt, ɪkˈsplɔɪt /




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Having targeted $1 trillion of revenue in 2027, Elon Musk’s rocket launch and satellite-technology company is making a play to create a fourth national wireless carrier and exploit a market opportunity estimated around $235 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Circle chief executive Jeremy Allaire said his firm is "closely tracking reports of a potential exploit involving Binance" and that his company has frozen more than $800m in assets linked to the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

"They know how to exploit the financial and legal systems of Western countries, how to get around restrictions and sanctions."

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Scammers recognize this and devote a lot of time to develop the trust needed to exploit the victim.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

He was trusted and liked—and famous, after his exploit with the pitchfork.

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman

The incident "highlights how AI can uncover security flaws" but also how it can "help attackers rapidly develop offensive tools and exploits," OpenAI said in a blog post.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Early on, Sakurai exploits the inherent absurdity of telling a story populated by so many ludicrous characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He was fascinated by the camera operators who followed his Mudcats exploits and asked them to teach him how they worked.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But it’s lonely up there for Garry, so for an alarming—sorry, I mean impressive—number of his exploits he enlists help from audience members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

They began to endorse Japanese products and had a cartoon and a live-action TV series based on their exploits.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

"Nowadays it's very typical that all kinds of vulnerabilities are being exploited ever more actively and rapidly."

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

They also exploited wild plants and kept livestock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

He told his employers he was the sole carer for his elderly mother and the prosecution alleges he "exploited this opportunity".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Experts say pirated versions can be found online, which could be exploited to carry out further attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

As legal scholar John A. Powell once commented, only half in jest, “It’s actually better to be exploited than marginalized, in some respects, because if you’re exploited presumably you’re still needed.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The Philadelphia Eagles built one of the NFL’s best rosters in recent years by exploiting an accounting trick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

They weren’t necessarily bad neighbors, and they weren’t necessarily exploiting you.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

He warned people to be alert to any phishing messages exploiting the publicity around the incident too.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

During a hearing over that issue last month, prosecutors revealed jailhouse recordings in which Lavie bragged about exploiting Cloobeck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Now they were trying to seize control of GSS by exploiting a loophole in Halliday’s will.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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