Example Sentences

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In several cases, the abductors have exploited forested areas along state's borders to evade the security forces.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“The analysis reveals how food and chemical companies have exploited a loophole in federal law in order to certify that their own new additives are ‘generally recognized as safe,’ or GRAS,” Benesh writes.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Americans and others in the developed world also have exploited efficiencies in power use that have allowed major economies to grow without creating commensurate demands for electrical power.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Unfortunately, hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in this flawed system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Our enemies have exploited this circumstance with the greatest refinement in the case of the German invasion of "poor little Belgium," the shooting of the "heroic nurse," Edith Cavell, and other incidents.

From My Three Years in America by Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich Andreas Hermann Albrecht Graf von