had been exploiting
- past perfect progressive of exploit.
Example Sentences
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The Royal United Services Institute, a leading UK think tank, said Iran and North Korea had been exploiting small shipping registries for years.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Judge Mr Recorder Ben Blakemore told her that the interest rates she was charging were extortionate and that she had been exploiting people for her own profit.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
The lab, based at the University of Toronto, shared its results with Apple, which has now fixed the flaws that NSO had been exploiting.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023
Facebook famously sued NSO following the discovery that NSO Group had been exploiting a WhatsApp vulnerability.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2021
For decades, Cuban elites and wealthy Americans had been exploiting the island, gobbling up the richest sugar farms, the most profitable utilities and casinos.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
