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abuse

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










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Kids Stuff also works with referral organisations helping families in crisis, including women escaping domestic abuse and refugees.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron has said protecting children from artificial intelligence and digital abuse will be among his priorities when he hosts next week’s Group of Seven summit in the Alps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“It’s an abuse, a lack of respect,” said Ruano Ortega, spokesperson for the box owners’ association.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Pope Leo XIV will give an unprecedented address on Monday to the Spanish parliament and is set to meet with victims of sexual abuse by clergy.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

There is no question that the historic civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s owed its existence to the summer of 1919, when organized black resistance to white abuse first became a reality.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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