abusive

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Before losing his seat by just seven votes, he said it had been the "worst election he'd ever fought" and even had to contact police over abusive comments he had received online.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

We know what works: family court reform that centers safety over shared parenting presumptions; mandatory training on coercive control; limits on custody for abusive partners; strict, enforceable firearm removal; and sustained investment in survivor support.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

Nicchitta made a pitch for legislative change, noting the county was looking to Sacramento to “eliminate loopholes allowing abusive practices by attorneys that inject weak and potentially fraudulent claims into settlement pools.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year that the company “always explicitly opposed any form of illegal or abusive conduct” on its network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

You can't effectively fight abusive power, poverty, inequality, illness, oppression, or injustice and not be broken by it.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson