Example Sentences

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It said that "an unregistered and misleading organization" had exploited the plight of the Gaza citizens, "deceived families, collected money from them, and facilitated their travel in an irregular and irresponsible manner".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Energy Transfer's lawyer Mr Cox told the court that Greenpeace had exploited the Dakota Access Pipeline to "promote its own selfish agenda".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

On Friday, at his daily news conference, Lopez Obrador said that hackers had exploited a change in the military's IT systems, without giving further details.

From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2022

She demanded the photos from Harvard, saying the school had exploited the portraits for profit.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

The fact that the enemy had exploited our surrender didn’t mean we were wrong to surrender.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela