exploitation
noun
ex·ploi·ta·tion
ˌek-ˌsplȯi-ˈtā-shən 
: an act or instance of exploiting
exploitation of natural resources
exploitation of immigrant laborers
clever exploitation of the system
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Two men from Florida and Texas have been charged with multiple child exploitation offenses in connection with missing 15-year-old Alisa Petrov, South Jordan police said in a press release.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
And also, the sort of exploitation that bot constructs are subjected to in this world that Martha has created meant that someone was probably going to treat it like an object at some point.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
The issue of identity is not just a fad but becomes a fact of self-determination — in this context, Dahomey’s flaws are instructive for this moment when race and gender exploitation runs rampant and unchecked.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
This is a vision of the future where planets are corporate entities, and exploitation — extracting anything useful from said planets — is the name of the game.
—Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
And also, the sort of exploitation that bot constructs are subjected to in this world that Martha has created meant that someone was probably going to treat it like an object at some point.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
The issue of identity is not just a fad but becomes a fact of self-determination — in this context, Dahomey’s flaws are instructive for this moment when race and gender exploitation runs rampant and unchecked.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
This is a vision of the future where planets are corporate entities, and exploitation — extracting anything useful from said planets — is the name of the game.
—Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for exploitation
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“Exploitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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