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