misuse
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"We work continuously to strengthen our safeguards to detect harmful intent, limit misuse, and respond appropriately when safety risks arise," the company said.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Innocuous as using the term “mother” to describe an actress may ultimately be, it has been proliferated in such an extreme and exaggerated way that the expression has sprinted past “bop” in terms of misuse.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
But a confidential internal audit later seemed to suggest body camera misuse was more widespread, finding similar violations among patrol officers in three other divisions, including 77th Street.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
To conclude otherwise is to confuse a misuse of military power with the nature of the domain itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
What the warders did not tell us was that Vorster resigned as a result of press revelations about the Department of Information’s misuse of government funds.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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