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Let’s use this moment to confront a culture that disbelieves children, blames victims, and protects those who abuse them—and demand better from our politicians, our institutions, and ourselves.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Not long after, he said, Chase canceled two of his credit cards citing points abuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Whereas Hochman often compared L.A. to crime-plagued “Gotham City,” McKinney acknowledges the city’s more recent struggles are not with violence, but with quality-of-life crimes: unchecked homeless encampments, street racing, animal abuse on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The force said lessons had been learned, procedures changed and additional safeguards introduced for victims of police-perpetrated abuse.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In the meantime, what can be done by those of us sickened by the state of apostrophe abuse?

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

China’s Foreign Ministry, in response to questions, rejected allegations of forced labor and other abuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dana Cleaveley, a research consultant formerly with SeaChoice, a Canadian sustainable-seafood group, said that many industries have already had to begin reckoning with the human rights and environmental abuses buried in their supply chains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"This is no time to return anyone forcibly to a country plagued by egregious human rights violations and abuses," UN rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Yes, there have been abuses around the country, just as there have been in any government or private workplace where confidential information might be misused.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

An official city commission looking into abuses by the Housing Authority later catalogued many of these problems.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

"Right through the ages... those who're righteous, they've always been attacked, abused, accused, killed, imprisoned -- and this is the way it is," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

We are introduced to mortgage-backed securities and to the people who dreamt them up and abused them, antiheroes of the 2007-09 debt debacle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Football Association of Ireland is investigating whether forward Adam Idah was racially abused by Israel supporters during Sunday's 3-0 Uefa Nations League victory for the Republic of Ireland.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed legislation that seeks to remove abused and neglected animals from crowded municipal shelters during their owners’ criminal cases, according to the bill’s backers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Even more oddly, his anger had no obvious effect on the recipient’s paycheck; a trader might find himself routinely abused by his boss and yet delighted by his year-end bonus, determined by that same boss.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

“There are real concerns as to whether or not she is acting as some sort of vigilante law enforcement person, that she’s wrongfully abusing her position as an elected official,” Bonakdar said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"They're telling me I'm abusing my horse? No way."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

I have read and replied to many cautionary tales about people abusing their responsibilities.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Many creditors pushed for these changes because they felt some individuals were abusing the system.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

A couple of days later, Tom Testo, the director of the Department’s Bureau of Labor Relations, warned us against abusing these powers.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover