abuse
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Under Home Office rules, migrants who are the victims of domestic abuse and who are on temporary visas in the UK as the partners of British citizens can apply for a special concession.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The number of people claiming fast-track residency on the basis of domestic abuse has now reached more than 5,500 a year - a number which has risen by more than 50% in just three years.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
More than a decade ago, in 2014, an internal Home Office assessment "identified the potential for abuse of the domestic violence route to settlement".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“It’s just a gross abuse of power,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
They were only waiting to be dismissed, hoping the children would not abuse them or get them into trouble.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing abuse
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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