ripe for abuse
idiom
: in such bad condition that it could easily be used wrongly
a system that is ripe for abuse
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Others see a model ripe for abuse: The remote workers are paid $3 an hour, according to their management company, while the minimum wage in the city is $16.
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Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Israel has detained hundreds, perhaps thousands, of civilians and combatants in Gaza and has held them without charge inside Israel in a secretive legal framework that rights groups say is ripe for abuse.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
Implementing these regulations would make companies think twice before releasing unsecured AI systems that are ripe for abuse.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2024
But experts say international women’s soccer creates environments that are particularly ripe for abuse.
—Molly Hensley-Clancy, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
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Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Israel has detained hundreds, perhaps thousands, of civilians and combatants in Gaza and has held them without charge inside Israel in a secretive legal framework that rights groups say is ripe for abuse.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
Implementing these regulations would make companies think twice before releasing unsecured AI systems that are ripe for abuse.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2024
But experts say international women’s soccer creates environments that are particularly ripe for abuse.
—Molly Hensley-Clancy, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
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“Ripe for abuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ripe%20for%20abuse. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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