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{{About|exploitation of trust|other uses|Groom (disambiguation)}}

'''Grooming''' is a process that predators use to gain trust of a target for exploitation, which can be sexual, financial, or criminal.<ref name="Abrams" /> Sometimes the term is applied to family, friends, and associates of the target.<ref name="Abrams" /> It can be used to describe recruitment strategies for [[Online youth radicalization|gang membership or terrorist activity]].<ref name="Abrams" /> It's most commonly associated with [[child grooming]].<ref name="Abrams">{{cite web|title=Grooming: an expert explains what it is and how to identify it |url=https://theconversation.com/grooming-an-expert-explains-what-it-is-and-how-to-identify-it-181573 |last=McManus |first=Michelle |date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>

== History ==