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based in – to live or work in a particular place
- vulnerable – easy to hurt or take advantage of
- appalling – extremely bad and shocking
- withheld – deliberately kept something back from someone
- adequate – enough for what you need
- hold back – to deliberately keep something from someone
- exploitation – the act of treating someone unfairly for your own benefit
- tolerated – allowed something bad to continue without stopping it
- utterly trapped – feeling completely unable to escape a situation
- catch on – to gradually realise that something is happening