abuse

Example Sentences

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In a recent meeting, Indiana’s top Medicaid official warned autism-therapy providers to self-report any abuse under the old system or risk facing federal scrutiny, officials and autism therapy providers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In November, we had the first version of the current guideline, against writing new articles with LLMs, which sadly didn’t apply to existing articles, where most of the abuse was.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Although Hatami understands the reasoning behind SB 1437, he believes the law should be amended to exempt child abuse cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The Palace has previously expressed that the King's "sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Because if there’s one thing I know, it’s that Cinna would never have approved the abuse of these three, who he managed with gentleness and patience.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins