as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
capitalized on her coworker's absence to take full credit for the joint project
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Dash makes compact kitchen appliances that are super easy to use, clean, and store.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
31 Jan. 2025 -
In developing the game, members of the group used the Bible to choose the tests.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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The isolation tank, communicating with other species, all of these things had very early roots in (the question) how can this be exploited?—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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This is more dangerous than social media’s AI custom-delivering generally available videos to teens that exploit their anxieties to keep them online.—
Robert Fellmeth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The series concluded earlier in January after exploring how Grace, who was legally proven to be 21 years old, was abused by two adoptive families before finding her current fresh start with a new family, Vincent and Nicole DePaul.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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During the tantrum, the child verbally abuses the parent and also destroys property within the home.—
Samantha Mann,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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In short, Olivia functions as a digital health hub, leveraging AI to interpret complex health data.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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Instead, sentencing must be based on standardized criteria, leveraging data to enable people to earn their freedom.—
Eddie DeLeon,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2025
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In more significant cases, scammers manipulate individuals into transferring large sums of money to fake people, scam accounts, or identity theft.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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As Beckman's accomplice, Lau allegedly manipulated documents, including documents allegedly stolen from the venture capital firm that employed her while supposedly hiding her work for GameOn.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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