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misuse

[mis-yoos, mis-yooz] / mɪsˈjus, mɪsˈjuz /




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Although most incidents involved accidental dosing or therapeutic mistakes rather than intentional misuse, the sheer size of the increase surprised the research team.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Those included instances of discrimination and bullying, misuse of corporate funds and breaches of data integrity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

It has been involved in a protracted legal dispute with its former chief executive, Christopher Joell-Deshields, who was sacked following an investigation into alleged misuse of vouchers donated by a sponsor.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

There were 15 reported firework-related deaths nationwide in 2025, with most involving misuse and device misfire or malfunctions, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

“It shall be my duty to protect the Book from discovery and misuse, and establish stability and peace for all the citizens of Kelanna.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Under current law, queries are reported annually to Congress so misuses of the program are identified.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

Yet one doesn’t need an AI bot to explain why Grammarly’s stunt has to rank among the sleaziest misuses of AI technology yet to appear.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

Safeguards will be in place to ensure victims of sexual crime are not identified and anyone who misuses the footage could face contempt of court proceedings.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

Recently, she’s chronicled on X the expulsion of New York Republican George Santos, who was booted from the House following a searing ethics report detailing misuses of campaign funds.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2024

The correct use of the voice must transcend all considerations in vocal music, and no sort of practice which misuses the vocal organs can be excused for a moment.

From The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs by Howard, Francis E.

"Let me be absolutely clear: I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all. I have not misused public money," he added.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Anthropic said that there are safeguards in place to prevent the AI system from being misused for cybersecurity tasks and that no tester has been able to broadly bypass these guardrails.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

On AI safety, the G7 countries acknowledged "certain risks" posed by AI and that it "may be misused by malicious actors", committing to "adopting an innovation-friendly approach to addressing these risks".

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Phillips, who was Talley’s predecessor as Collins’ chief of staff, is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations that he hired his girlfriend for a no-show job and otherwise misused official funds.

From Slate May 28, 2026

Maybe yesterday was all a dream, or maybe the power has left me since I misused it?

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

In this age of fairness and reason, it’s hard to imagine a government official misusing power to keep secrets, but I’m told it happens.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Michael Boaz, former town manager of Pilot Mountain, N.C., was indicted on a felony embezzlement charge on May 11 for allegedly misusing taxpayer money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

The House of Representatives voted to impeach her for allegedly misusing public funds and making threats against Marcos, his wife and cousin, who at the time was also the speaker of the house.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has contributed to The New York Times, PBS, and Al Jazeera English, was arrested on March 3 for allegedly spreading false information, harming national security and misusing his mobile phone.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

Jonas remembered, suddenly and grimly, the time in his childhood when he had been chastised for misusing a word.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry




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