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abusive

[uh-byoo-siv] / əˈbyu sɪv /


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Meta said abusive comments on the councillor's page had been removed, "meaning they have already been actioned by our systems".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Nicchitta made a pitch for legislative change, noting the county was looking to Sacramento to “eliminate loopholes allowing abusive practices by attorneys that inject weak and potentially fraudulent claims into settlement pools.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year that the company “always explicitly opposed any form of illegal or abusive conduct” on its network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

There were six thousand letters to date and only nine of them abusive.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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