abusive
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Federal regulations require trading venues to meet stringent standards to deter manipulation and abusive trading practices, ensure orderly and transparent trading, prevent conflicts of interest and safeguard customer funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Most people agree that adult children are sometimes justified in creating boundaries or breaking ties with their parents, especially if they were physically or emotionally abusive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Not unlike the bestselling memoir “Educated” by Tara Westover, who overcomes an abusive childhood in a rural survivalist Mormon family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The order does not specify when “commonplace” use of names or pronouns crosses into abusive harassment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Mrs. Merritt was convinced that the Mosses had been abusive, but the foster care supervisor said the Mosses were model foster parents who even taught the training classes for other foster parents.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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