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 many households, parents still do not fully understand the platforms their children use or how quickly inappropriate contact can escalate into exploitation.
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Maureen Flatley, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
As the entity begins hunting them down one by one, the film blends supernatural terror with the precarity, exploitation and invisibility of immigrant labor.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 May 2026
Concerns about social harms, such as labor exploitation in the supply chain, have increased, with 57% naming it among their top reputational risks, up from 47% in 2024.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The story is inspired by real-life reports of exploitation and abuse of Moroccan women who go to Spain for seasonal work and actual court cases.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Maureen Flatley, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
As the entity begins hunting them down one by one, the film blends supernatural terror with the precarity, exploitation and invisibility of immigrant labor.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 May 2026
Concerns about social harms, such as labor exploitation in the supply chain, have increased, with 57% naming it among their top reputational risks, up from 47% in 2024.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The story is inspired by real-life reports of exploitation and abuse of Moroccan women who go to Spain for seasonal work and actual court cases.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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“Exploitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitation. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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