abuse
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A spokesperson for Meta, which owns several social media platforms including Facebook, said "no one should be subjected to abuse of any kind" adding that it removes harmful content when it finds it.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
A spokesperson for Eli Lilly said the company is studying additional uses for GLP-1s, including to treat substance abuse disorders, heart disease, asthma, and other neurological and immunologic conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Petitioners are asked to document their abuse in detail, including dates and locations where incidents occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I can’t deal with this stress anymore. I’d rather take a massive pay cut, and have to deal with all manner of abuse and bodily fluid. Genuinely,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Laertes, too, protected me by his presence, for Claudius dared not seize me or abuse me, and thus inflame my brother more.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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But he said Essayli and Dhillon will need to prosecute individual deputies if they find evidence of individual abuses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Do I think Flock needs to do more to ensure information security, and limit abuses?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from the board of an African wildlife charity whose rangers had been found to have committed human rights abuses against indigenous people.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
There are still transparency laws that apply to Flock databases, which is how 404 Media and other media outlets have discovered abuses of the technology.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The housing blogs of southern California teemed with stories of financial abuses made possible by these so-called thirty-year payment option ARMs, or adjustable-rate mortgages.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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“Words cannot begin to express the profound sorrow I feel that a service we designed to bring people happiness and joy has been abused to cause harm.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Iglesias, 82, called the accusations "absolutely false", saying he had never "abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Paul Pemberton has been a Wrexham councillor for more than 20 years and said the site had been "abused for many many years".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
She digs into why it’s so appealing—and why it’s also become the most abused trope on BookTok.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Although I could detect disdain and hatred in their attitudes, they never shouted at me or abused me.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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I have read and replied to many cautionary tales about people abusing their responsibilities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Who wants to be accused of abusing children?” said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
In 1890, the North River Sugar Refining Corporation was dissolved by New York’s highest court on the grounds that it was abusing its power as a corporation.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Atlanta-based Flock said the tool has already been associated with the arrests of several officers accused of abusing the system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A couple of days later, Tom Testo, the director of the Department’s Bureau of Labor Relations, warned us against abusing these powers.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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