abuse
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In an increasingly digital world, players are more accessible than ever through social media, bringing them closer to fans but also exposing them to online harassment and abuse.
From BBC β Oct. 12, 2026
This is not to say that fraternities are all bastions of abuse and vice.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
He posted on X, external thanking Portugal's Minister of Justice, Rita Alarcao Judice and saying the commission's initial decision had clearly violated the law and amounted to a "manifest abuse of power".
From BBC β Oct. 9, 2026
Ironically, Musk actually missed one of the biggest areas of waste, fraud and abuse in the entire system.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 8, 2026
“No,” I say, “but him wanting me to be a part of it isn’t abusive. Him asking for my help isn’t abusive. That’s not what abuse is.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Most types of legal claim are thus blocked by this immunity, including cases about serious human rights abuses and data breaches, and there are no exemptions for unjustifiable conduct.
From BBC β Oct. 10, 2026
The action by Vance’s antifraud task force targets Microsoft, Adobe and several tech recruiting companies over what officials have alleged are widespread abuses of the visa system.
From The Wall Street Journal β 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 β Oct. 4, 2026
Despite his ongoing asylum case, he now faces deportation to the country he fled and whose abuses he has spent years documenting.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 17, 2026
The spraying is not only improperly planned but studded with abuses such as these.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
"David Rush abused his position and betrayed the public trust and should be held fully accountable for his actions," CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a statement.
From Barron's β Oct. 6, 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 β Oct. 2, 2026
The consumer show's notable items, according to her website, external, included "talking dogs, Jobsworth Awards and campaigns on behalf of abused children, organ transplants, safe playgrounds, and to provide justice for consumers".
From BBC β Sep. 30, 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 β Sep. 26, 2026
In America no one teased me and no one abused me.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
While more than 90% of over 2,000 respondents supported the ban, there were some concerns over the police and other authorised officers abusing the powers.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
I have read and replied to many cautionary tales about people abusing their responsibilities.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 9, 2026
“Who wants to be accused of abusing children?” said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 29, 2026
In 1890, the North River Sugar Refining Corporation was dissolved by New York’s highest court on the grounds that it was abusing its power as a corporation.
From Salon β Aug. 19, 2026
“Upon my word, Emma, to hear you abusing the reason you have, is almost enough to make me think so too. Better be without sense, than misapply it as you do.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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