slave
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France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago, and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity".
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Leo mentioned the slave trade in relation to AI, suggesting that the world was in danger of normalising the exploitation of people again - both in its production and in its applications.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Help your kids build the character to make the most of technology rather than become a slave to it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Also read: I was a slave to credit-card debt, then I got laid off and turned my life around.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Unlike indentured servants who might eventually be freed, a slave was a slave forever—unless freed for some reason by an owner.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing slave
"Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad"
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Workshop 4, Part 1
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 4–8
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