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abuse

[uh-byooz, uh-byoos] / əˈbyuz, əˈbyus /










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In an interview with the Journal, an official said the state terminated Piece by Piece because of its alleged abuse of Indiana taxpayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In November, we had the first version of the current guideline, against writing new articles with LLMs, which sadly didn’t apply to existing articles, where most of the abuse was.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Although Hatami understands the reasoning behind SB 1437, he believes the law should be amended to exempt child abuse cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The Palace has previously expressed that the King's "sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He stopped once, in the middle of the street, to say only “Don’t abuse my hospitality!”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin