abuse
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"I think the positive of this court case is that it's given people more confidence to come forward and speak about their abuse so this is not the end, I think it will continue."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He used social media to appeal to voters and also spoke of suffering online abuse during the run-up to polling day.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
All information in the database is legally gathered, and in 2024 Congress added safeguards against abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Speaking to reporters on the flight to Madrid on Saturday, the 70-year-old leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics said the scandal of abuse was "still an open wound" for the Church.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
At the very top of the agenda: freedom from abuse, humiliation, and cruelty.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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