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abusive

[uh-byoo-siv] / əˈbyu sɪv /


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X previously described the search as “an abusive act of law enforcement theater.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

These measures, enacted by more than half the states, shielded children from a discredited and abusive practice that fails to achieve its aims while inflicting serious, lasting psychological harms.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

She clarifies that she means “annoying” men rather than abusive men.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Greenpeace categorically rejects the accusations, denouncing the proceedings as abusive and a means to silence dissent.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

You can't effectively fight abusive power, poverty, inequality, illness, oppression, or injustice and not be broken by it.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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