Word: exploitative
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...down a staircase. When a worker at his fish-cake factory begs for back pay, Kim responds by applying a hot coal to the man's cheek. After the business takes off, Kim invests his gains in a loan-sharking operation, opening up vast new reserves of people to exploit and brutalize. To Kim, power is to be abused, affection to be crushed...
...Bulldogs face off against Trinity on Jan. 26, so one of the titans must face Harvard with a loss. The Crimson will be looking to exploit any weakness it can find, both in the dual match and at the Howe Cup team championship, which determines the national champion...
...lives of those near and dear to us. I don’t mean to suggest that there’s anything inherently wrong with exchanging gifts at Christmastime—it’s a tradition that can’t be argued with. However, when corporations exploit what was once, believe it or not, a religious tradition for financial gain, marketing the idea of a holiday and the traditions that accompany it and using their advertising to turn the exchange of gifts into an obligation rather than a gesture of love or friendship, they detract from the holiday...
...firm has decided to double its capital spending to make more of the opportunities it is finding. In the Soviet era, BP officials explain, oil wells were developed in a cookie-cutter approach; by tailoring solutions to each reservoir and well, the officials say, it's possible to exploit them far more productively...
...have to put its money where its mouth is—at least considerably far more money than it has previously. Raising awareness about admissions policies and financial aid programs is not easy, and to complicate matters the Office of Admissions must contend with persistent Hollywood attempts to exploit the Harvard image for hilarity and profits. But the true image of Harvard—an evolving institution accessible to all talent, regardless of family background—must reach promising students nationwide...