as in to exploit
disapproving to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold Do we really want to commodify our water supply? I feel like our culture is being commodified.
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Recent Examples of commodify Or will the troves of data being amassed on nonhuman animals be used to further commodify and objectify them? —
David Gruber, Time, 24 Apr. 2025 Publicis and other advertising firms argue that these new AI tools makes marketing more relevant to customers and less wasteful, but regulators — particularly in Europe — remain wary of systems that commodify vast amounts of personal data. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 If the sole aim of a company is to profit, extraction and exploitation become the norm as businesses seek new resources to commodify The theory of shareholder wealth maximization has, in recent years, been met with significant scrutiny. —Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025 Far from democratizing creativity, these projects frequently centralize authority and commodify the works of individual creators. —Virginie Berger, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for commodify
David Gruber, Time, 24 Apr. 2025 Publicis and other advertising firms argue that these new AI tools makes marketing more relevant to customers and less wasteful, but regulators — particularly in Europe — remain wary of systems that commodify vast amounts of personal data. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 If the sole aim of a company is to profit, extraction and exploitation become the norm as businesses seek new resources to commodify The theory of shareholder wealth maximization has, in recent years, been met with significant scrutiny. —Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025 Far from democratizing creativity, these projects frequently centralize authority and commodify the works of individual creators. —Virginie Berger, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for commodify
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Vanessa Beecroft was a canary in the coal mine, merging, subverting, and exploiting art, fashion, money, and spectacle.— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Rays’ way also has led some teams to adjust their positioning, which can open up other holes to be exploited.— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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There are seeds to grab, and in some cases, a team could essentially manipulate how their side of the bracket sorts itself out.— Tim Reynolds, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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The case would also require testimony, which meant that at least one of Bateman’s wives needed to realize she was being manipulated and abused.— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
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The Federal Trade Commission, 18 states and Puerto Rico have accused the company of abusing its market position to inflate prices on other online retail platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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The foster parents and their adult daughter pleaded guilty to abusing children in their care.— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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These forces combined will develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for such vehicles, manufacture the core components of fuel cells, and also support the development of hydrogen supply and infrastructure.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
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In 2024 alone, 950 startups launched to commercialize academic research.— Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
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