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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Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The OpenAI partnership was a template on which to build, potentially allowing for other deals that end the exploitation of human creativity by unscrupulous AI models.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Georgia lawmakers Tuesday wrestled with how to preserve public access to mug shots and police video while protecting the people portrayed in those images from online exploitation.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Rita Mae Brown was a founding member of the Furies Collective, a group of lesbians who believed heterosexuality was the source of all exploitation.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The OpenAI partnership was a template on which to build, potentially allowing for other deals that end the exploitation of human creativity by unscrupulous AI models.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Georgia lawmakers Tuesday wrestled with how to preserve public access to mug shots and police video while protecting the people portrayed in those images from online exploitation.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Rita Mae Brown was a founding member of the Furies Collective, a group of lesbians who believed heterosexuality was the source of all exploitation.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Exploitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitation. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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