abuse
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"Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse," it said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
All information in the database is legally gathered, and in 2024 Congress added safeguards against abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Speaking to reporters on the flight to Madrid on Saturday, the 70-year-old leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics said the scandal of abuse was "still an open wound" for the Church.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Northern Ireland's Justice Minster Naomi Long accused Lockhart of playing to a crowd who were wearing masks and shouting abuse.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
But I ask you: how much more abuse must the apostrophe endure?
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
Vocabulary lists containing abuse
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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