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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In 2024 and 2025, a series of investigations by Italian prosecutors exposed systemic labor exploitation within the supply chains of several luxury brands.
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Western exploitation in the nineteenth century, Japanese aggression in the early twentieth century, and various reforms under Mao Zedong in the 1950s and 1960s all left the country materially weak and with good reason to feel threatened.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
He is also accused of one count of exploitation of a disabled person in an amount over $50,000, one count of organized scheme to defraud $50,000 or more, one count of grand theft over $100,000 and one count of criminal use of personal identification information.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Garner was ultimately charged with 48 felonies, including child exploitation, possession of child pornography and public voyeurism.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Western exploitation in the nineteenth century, Japanese aggression in the early twentieth century, and various reforms under Mao Zedong in the 1950s and 1960s all left the country materially weak and with good reason to feel threatened.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
He is also accused of one count of exploitation of a disabled person in an amount over $50,000, one count of organized scheme to defraud $50,000 or more, one count of grand theft over $100,000 and one count of criminal use of personal identification information.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Garner was ultimately charged with 48 felonies, including child exploitation, possession of child pornography and public voyeurism.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Exploitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitation. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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