exploit
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Scammers are stealing recruiters’ identities to target job seekers, looking to exploit applicants at a vulnerable moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
DIA indicated the Syria-based group “continues to face leadership and resource constraints and the extent to which the group will exploit the situation in Syria to reverse these trends this year remains unclear.”
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
"We are looking at what we can do to exploit more of our resources in the North Sea through tie-backs," she said, adding that more details would be available "in the next few days".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
In response to our findings, the Home Office said: "Anyone found trying to exploit the system will face the full force of the law, including removal from the UK."
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
PG&E was willing to put up extra money for research it might be able to exploit commercially, such as studies of “the utilization of electricity on the farm,” he wrote.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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