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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Experts, lawyers and advocates told ProPublica that, unless more is done to protect workers, the instances of abuse and exploitation are likely to increase as well.
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
Formerly Gytpol, now called Remedio, has developed an AI model that acts like a hacker, looking for misconfigurations that might be useful for exploitation and then alerting IT, which can remediate the issue with a single click.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Most want to see better protections and less exploitation of fighters so that they are exposed to the least amount of danger in a sport that cannot escape it.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The film features an all-star exploitation cast — including genre stalwart Barbara Steele and adult film actor Marilyn Chambers in a rare mainstream role — at their best, working from a script packed with potent ideas but which never slows its rollicking pace.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
Formerly Gytpol, now called Remedio, has developed an AI model that acts like a hacker, looking for misconfigurations that might be useful for exploitation and then alerting IT, which can remediate the issue with a single click.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Most want to see better protections and less exploitation of fighters so that they are exposed to the least amount of danger in a sport that cannot escape it.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The film features an all-star exploitation cast — including genre stalwart Barbara Steele and adult film actor Marilyn Chambers in a rare mainstream role — at their best, working from a script packed with potent ideas but which never slows its rollicking pace.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Exploitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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