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The policy, which comes into effect in September, "combats rampant visa abuse, and strengthens national security through regular vetting", the Department of Homeland Security said.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

It said that all detainees are held in accordance with the law, with full regard for their basic rights, including medical care, and that complaints or allegations of abuse are investigated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

These agencies handle allegations of judicial misconduct, including bias, conflicts of interest, unethical conduct, abuse of authority, and other violations of the state’s code of judicial ethics.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Tinubu said the integrity of the presidency and federal institutions "must be protected against impersonation, forgery, abuse of official identity and the exploitation of weaknesses in the public service".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

I'd seen the abuse of power in many cases before, but there was something especially upsetting about it here, where not only a single defendant was being victimized but an entire community as well.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Inspired by Khalra's life, the film follows an activist investigating alleged human rights abuses during Punjab's separatist insurgency, one of the bloodiest chapters in modern Indian history.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

We’re already amply aware that some stars are just so talented that they’re beyond accountability or making amends for previous power abuses that irreparably harmed other people and their careers.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

As part of a major push to target big tech abuses, the EU slapped the Mountain View company with fines worth a total of 8.2 billion euros between 2017 and 2019 over antitrust violations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

In the process, she gutted the ATS—a law signed by President George Washington in 1789—and slammed the door on countless suits against corporations complicit in human rights abuses.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

The contractor system was abolished in 1884, due in part to these perennial abuses but also because of the opposition of unions.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

"It is the state that has progressively abused the process."

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Then last month, the monitor claimed Fain abused his power to benefit his fiancée.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"It wasn't only white girls who were abused. Asian girls were abused too," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

SpaceX couldn’t succeed without its workers—as it notes in its IPO prospectus—and they would leave if they felt abused.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Troy Price got a better job, as executive director of Pikeville’s new support center for abused children.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

In his report last month, Barofsky accused Fain of abusing his office by pressuring Boyer to advocate for a bonus for employees of a training center jointly run by the union and Stellantis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Far from abusing the courts with frivolous appeals, the exonerees we interviewed described being thwarted at every attempt due to appellate and postconviction processes that prioritize procedural regularity over the substance of their innocence claims.

From Slate ● May 29, 2026

As such, robust data is lacking - but the Department for Education's statistics show how many times pupils have been suspended for abusing others.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

But after he left Miss Ransom’s house and stood for a half hour watching Bud and C.T. abusing each other at checkers, he decided to check Sheila out right fast and quit for the day.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison