abuse
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The judge said the defense psychologist and doctor relied on Lavie’s accounts, but there was little documentation to support her mental health claims and back her allegations of abuse and violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sullivan had already been the subject of intense fan abuse for his running of the club, who were relegated to the Championship last season for the first time since 2011.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
But that’s not all that happened; the op-ed acted as a dog whistle, bringing out a torrent of abuse.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Medicaid Fraud Control Units were principally responsible for investigating providers, while also prosecuting the abuse and neglect of patients whose care was billed to Medicaid.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Although none of the journalists anticipated violence, several had predicted shouted abuse.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
"The country and the world witnessed what happened at Jantar Mantar. Some mischievous youngsters hurled vile abuses," Modi, 75, said in a video posted on Instagram late Friday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Now he’s looking for that kind of “momentum,” to solve this most stubborn of abuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to work in those countries.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Still, pressure is building on Israel to provide a more thorough accounting of its prisons, as more reports of alleged abuses come to light, report Feliz Solomon and Anat Peled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The contractor system was abolished in 1884, due in part to these perennial abuses but also because of the opposition of unions.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Paul Pemberton has been a Wrexham councillor for more than 20 years and said the site had been "abused for many many years".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
She digs into why it’s so appealing—and why it’s also become the most abused trope on BookTok.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to "forgive" protesters who abused him during recent youth-led demonstrations that dealt a rare political setback to his government.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The trial court abused its discretion by considering incompetent evidence in support of the temporary injunction,” the three-judge panel wrote.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
She longed only to get to the room, take off her boots, massage her abused feet, and lay down her aching head.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
The commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
A federal jury in Manhattan in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll and ordered him to pay $5 million in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Black denied ever abusing a woman, or being with an underage woman, or sex trafficking, or paying Epstein for access to women, or being blackmailed by him.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Anabel Hoult, Which?'s chief executive, said the group wanted to make clear that no company "no matter how powerful, can get away with abusing its position".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
One by one, Seabiscuit disposed of the Howard horses in morning workouts, merrily abusing them as he ran.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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