abusive
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has condemned a new wave of US sanctions on the country as "illegal and abusive".
From BBC • May 2, 2026
In a Spanish-language statement, he called the sanctions "illegal" and "abusive."
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
X previously described the search as “an abusive act of law enforcement theater.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
These measures, enacted by more than half the states, shielded children from a discredited and abusive practice that fails to achieve its aims while inflicting serious, lasting psychological harms.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The kind of hope that creates a willingness to position oneself in a hopeless place and be a witness, that allows one to believe in a better future, even in the face of abusive power.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing abusive
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