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abuse

[uh-byooz, uh-byoos] / əˈbjuz, əˈbjus /










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He acknowledged that the program “plays an invaluable role in the lives of many disabled New Yorkers” but agreed with the Justice Department that “it has also fallen prey to widespread waste, abuse and fraud.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

True abuse must never be minimized, and victims deserve safety.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

“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

"Today's action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and distortive trade practice to improve the welfare of workers everywhere," his statement said.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Because if there’s one thing I know, it’s that Cinna would never have approved the abuse of these three, who he managed with gentleness and patience.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to work in those countries.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

The House Problem Solvers Caucus is pushing for national redistricting standards that could end the worst abuses.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 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

"The proposal must not have loopholes that allow abuses," Canfin, who will also take part in negotiations on behalf of the parliament, said.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

As stories of the physical abuses that had accompanied the Palmer Raids continued to grow, several investigating committees were formed, including one made up of the nation’s most respected lawyers.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

“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

In America no one teased me and no one abused me.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

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

To many people, the question is not whether these efforts will help, but why role models like coaches and parents are abusing officials in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

They contended that the effort was a fraud upon the court, a collusive arrangement abusing the judicial system.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 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

The Germans are upset at stories that Czechs and Poles are abusing ethnic Germans living in Czechoslovakia and Poland.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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