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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Unlike music, with its endless exploitation and reproduction, his weaving creations only reach as far as their threads, and they’re shared with intention between appreciative community members.
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Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
While only two people were ever charged criminally in America — Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell — dozens of civil cases have been brought in connection with the financier’s decades-long exploitation of young women and girls.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The two local prosecutors assigned now to the Pretti case are relatively junior — as are most of the people who remain in that office — and handle a variety of cases, from guns and drugs to child exploitation, several sources say.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
South Florida law enforcement agencies have received over $500,000 in federal funds to help combat an explosion in child exploitation online, officials announced Tuesday.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
While only two people were ever charged criminally in America — Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell — dozens of civil cases have been brought in connection with the financier’s decades-long exploitation of young women and girls.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The two local prosecutors assigned now to the Pretti case are relatively junior — as are most of the people who remain in that office — and handle a variety of cases, from guns and drugs to child exploitation, several sources say.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
South Florida law enforcement agencies have received over $500,000 in federal funds to help combat an explosion in child exploitation online, officials announced Tuesday.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Exploitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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