abuse
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The Alliance Against Corporate Abuse, the CAOC-backed coalition pushing the sexual assault measure, has raised more than $68 million from law firms across the state, according to campaign finance records.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The National Center on Elder Abuse — a government agency affiliated with the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
One Facebook group called 'Exposing Abuse: 2x2s' has more than 10,000 members from across the world offering each other support.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
On Wednesday, the terminations through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within HHS, were rescinded, according to an administration official.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
“I was going to put Stop the Outrageous Abuse of Our Fellow Magical Creatures and Campaign for a Change in Their Legal Status — but it wouldn’t fit. So that’s the heading of our manifesto.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing abuse
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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