abused

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“It’s being absolutely abused now, and it couldn’t be more obvious,” said one EPA staffer who asked not to be named because they currently work for the agency.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The fourth of 10 biological and adopted children raised in a Washington, D.C. family, Smith began his career in 2001 representing abused and neglected children in New York City Family Court.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But to have the week he's had where he got abused and to come and put in a solid performance in, he goes in my team.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

They claim that the laws are widely abused as a blackmail tool in divorces, enrich lawyers and let spouses who misbehave off the hook, treating them as passive objects with no agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It was not like Malfoy to pass up the chance to demonstrate his power as prefect, which he had happily abused all the previous year.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling