abuse
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“The abuse of animals will never be tolerated, and anyone who engages in violence or neglect against animals will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Orange County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Unlike the 2024 plan, the new act includes no exemptions for prisoners convicted of serious crimes, domestic abuse or terrorism.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Homegrown businesses, such as beauty brand Amortals and streetwear label Wah Yan Ching Nin, have also placed ads outside shopping malls across the country, calling for an end to animal abuse.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I think you’ll see a challenge there — that there’s just been an overreach and abuse of this particular statute,” Hillman said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
If we argue against any branch of liberty, just because sometimes people abuse that liberty, then we argue against liberty itself.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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The House Problem Solvers Caucus is pushing for national redistricting standards that could end the worst abuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Davies hopes the documentary raises awareness of the harm caused by hidden spy cameras and reinforces that abuses of privacy and "consent should never be normalised".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Cuba currently has about 24,000 medical workers deployed globally, said Maria Werlau, director of Cuba Archive, which closely tracks labor abuses in the missions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
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
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“The trial court abused its discretion by considering incompetent evidence in support of the temporary injunction,” the three-judge panel wrote.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Unfortunately, our investigation has identified several individuals who apparently abused their position of trust for personal gain,” says Peter Luccarelli, a managing partner at Brightpoint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"It is the state that has progressively abused the process."
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
While Trump was found to have defamed and sexually abused Carroll, the jury rejected her claim of rape as defined in New York's penal code.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I felt an unpleasant mixture of fear and shame — fear that I would get some cosmic comeuppance and shame that I had abused the trust of my adopted family.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Being born with good genes and not abusing them, along with remaining active can be a big plus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The commission, the 27-nation bloc's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
A federal jury in Manhattan in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll and ordered him to pay $5 million in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
As he faces accusations of abusing his position of power, how did he rise to such wealth and influence?
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
I argued that police could improve public safety without abusing people.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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