abuse
Example Sentences
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"I think the positive of this court case is that it's given people more confidence to come forward and speak about their abuse so this is not the end, I think it will continue."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
All information in the database is legally gathered, and in 2024 Congress added safeguards against abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will give an unprecedented address on Monday to the Spanish parliament and is set to meet with victims of sexual abuse by clergy.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Trading Standards told us they find a constant supply of staff from asylum hotels, who are vulnerable to abuse by employers, working in those shops.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The difference was that here I could disagree with him without risking a flood of abuse or petulance.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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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