Whaling

Definitions

1. The practice of hunting whales.
   countable, uncountable
2. The practice of spotting whales.
   countable, uncountable
3. A beating.
   countable, informal, uncountable
4. A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In 1946, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established to regulate whale stocks and “make⟳ possible the orderly development of the whaling industry”. It attempted to impose⟳ quotas and move⟳ the industry toward something more sustainable. This proved difficult, so the IWC simply gave up and imposed a moratorium on whaling altogether. Some countries flounced out in a huff; others had never joined in the first place⟳.”

“Whaling attacks typically take⟳ specific responsibilities of these executive roles into consideration, using focused messaging to trick⟳ the victim.”

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