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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Her investigation into the healer, Sheikh Mossadegh, thrusts her into a battle against entrenched superstition and religious exploitation, even as her own community pulls away.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Preaching the gospel of revolution, activists mobilized peasants and workers (and to a lesser degree, women) to rebel against inequality and exploitation.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Pursuing short-term profit hacks—such as fraudulent number manipulation, service cuts and customer exploitation—results in brief gains and lasting negative consequences.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
There'll be no more profiting off the exploitation of players' bodies for this group of corrupt league officials, at least.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Preaching the gospel of revolution, activists mobilized peasants and workers (and to a lesser degree, women) to rebel against inequality and exploitation.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Pursuing short-term profit hacks—such as fraudulent number manipulation, service cuts and customer exploitation—results in brief gains and lasting negative consequences.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
There'll be no more profiting off the exploitation of players' bodies for this group of corrupt league officials, at least.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 19 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2025.
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