abuse
Example Sentences
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"Workers and their unions are key to ending these systemic abuses and must not be sidelined," she said.
From BBC
However, a senior Karnataka government official told the BBC, on condition of anonymity, that the bill would empower police by removing the need for government permission to file chargesheets, ruling out abuse of power.
From BBC
The Times’ investigation found that state databases of UCC liens, which were designed to be straightforward and quick to file, are inherently vulnerable to abuse.
From Los Angeles Times
Another nonprofit, Asian Refugees United, sponsors “weekly Queer Youth Art Storytellers programming, which combines youth mentorship, leadership development, and creative skill-building” to reduce substance abuse.
“All her hate for Venezuela’s old political establishment goes back to that abuse,” he said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
