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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The extreme exploitation that drives modern slavery accelerates chronic disease progression and blocks access to care just as effectively as geography or income.
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Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Two of its managers in Italy were arrested this month on suspicion of labor exploitation, one while boarding a flight to leave the country and another planning to flee, prosecutors said.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Plots often involved ecological disaster, war, corruption, corporate exploitation and extraction.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
In a recent rapid assessment in India, where tariffs rose to as much as 50 percent last year, AFWA found that suppliers absorbing cost increases passed them on to their employees through rising workloads, precarious wages and other hallmarks of deepening exploitation.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
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Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Two of its managers in Italy were arrested this month on suspicion of labor exploitation, one while boarding a flight to leave the country and another planning to flee, prosecutors said.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Plots often involved ecological disaster, war, corruption, corporate exploitation and extraction.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
In a recent rapid assessment in India, where tariffs rose to as much as 50 percent last year, AFWA found that suppliers absorbing cost increases passed them on to their employees through rising workloads, precarious wages and other hallmarks of deepening exploitation.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
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“Exploitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitation. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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