verbal abuse

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Munster centre Tom Farrell is also set to make his Six Nations debut off the bench with Bundee Aki not included despite returning from a four-game ban for "verbal abuse and disrespect" towards match officials in Connacht's loss to Leinster in January.

From BBC

Walk through airports and you are likely to encounter a regularly revamped series of signs distributed by the Transportation Security Administration, including this one: “No Threats. No Verbal Abuse. No Physical Violence of Any Kind.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A school contemporary of Nigel Farage, who accused him of verbal abuse as a teenager, has told the BBC there are still "urgent questions" for the Reform UK leader to answer, and said his response in a BBC documentary does not go nearly far enough.

From BBC

Stephanie, a customer service supervisor for the parking enforcement team, which is run for the council by NSL, also shared her experiences of verbal abuse to raise public awareness.

From BBC

Europe's victory in New York last month came amid torrents of verbal abuse from the home crowd.

From BBC