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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And yet the commercial exploitation of family trauma left me feeling deeply uncomfortable and even ashamed, like I was caught holding a ticket stub for the rubbernecking line at a train crash.
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Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Centered on themes of resilience and ecological memory, the exhibition contrasts the exploitation of land with enduring practices of care and cultivation.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 4 June 2025
The effort did decrease rosewood exports to China from Africa, but illicit Chinese traders have found workarounds, identifying a substitute species of wood and restarting the cycle of exploitation.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
For that show, there are no flashbacks showing his torment from that life, but images of Black suffering are so rampant in our culture that depiction can come close to exploitation.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
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Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Centered on themes of resilience and ecological memory, the exhibition contrasts the exploitation of land with enduring practices of care and cultivation.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 4 June 2025
The effort did decrease rosewood exports to China from Africa, but illicit Chinese traders have found workarounds, identifying a substitute species of wood and restarting the cycle of exploitation.
—Justyna Gudzowska, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
For that show, there are no flashbacks showing his torment from that life, but images of Black suffering are so rampant in our culture that depiction can come close to exploitation.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 2 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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