abuse
Example Sentences
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I’m all in on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Police forces are being offered specialist support from a new national democracy protection unit to deal with the rising level of threats and abuse facing MPs.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
In November, we had the first version of the current guideline, against writing new articles with LLMs, which sadly didn’t apply to existing articles, where most of the abuse was.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Although Hatami understands the reasoning behind SB 1437, he believes the law should be amended to exempt child abuse cases.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The legal rule is in place so the police and government can't abuse their power and lock someone up for no reason.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
