abuse
Example Sentences
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In an interview with the Journal, an official said the state terminated Piece by Piece because of its alleged abuse of Indiana taxpayers.
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
You would require a lawyer who specializes in elder financial abuse to help you with these things.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
I also know that when I become powerful, I will break the cycle of abuse my father started by doing everything in my power to help, not hurt others.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
