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abusive

[uh-byoo-siv] / əˈbju sɪv /


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Banning the biggest troublemakers in the skies, as the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act proposes, is an idea worth considering.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

Abusive or “bad” bots will continue to exist, of course.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

The Protection from Abusive Passengers Act would allow banned individuals to appeal and provide ways to lift the ban.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Proposing what has been called the Earn It Act, a backronym for “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies”, the new bill was introduced by a bipartisan collection of senators on Thursday.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2020

Yes, finished with such fervency Of gesture, and similitude; Such depths of love, and purity His hearers marvelled, as they stood; Nor through his discourse, was there heard, Abusive, vain, or idle word.

From Mountain idylls, and Other Poems by King, Alfred Castner




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