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At a November 2023 hearing, Anthony Barnes Sr. said his daughter and son-in-law were exploiting Bell for money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

In court, government prosecutors and civil plaintiffs have alleged that Infosys and Tata were exploiting the guest workers they brought to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

However, Mr Haldenwang said it was jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda and so-called Islamic State that were exploiting the situation to convey a victim narrative to Muslims in the West.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

While the statement cautioned that "opportunistic social media influencers" were exploiting the conflict, it also acknowledged their concern "that protesting parents and community members are acting from a place of misinformed fear."

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

Daimler was at that time connected with the Otto Gas Engine Works in Germany, where the adaptive Germans were exploiting the gas-engine principle invented by Crossley many years before.

From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)