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misuse

[mis-yoos, mis-yooz] / mɪsˈjus, mɪsˈjuz /




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An apparent misuse of the technology also led to the most controversial incident in the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Although most incidents involved accidental dosing or therapeutic mistakes rather than intentional misuse, the sheer size of the increase surprised the research team.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

It has been involved in a protracted legal dispute with its former chief executive, Christopher Joell-Deshields, who was sacked following an investigation into alleged misuse of vouchers donated by a sponsor.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The government abruptly forced Anthropic to cut off access to its two cutting-edge artificial intelligence models on June 12 after discovering vulnerabilities in the safeguards put in place to prevent misuse of the tool.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

"Ares 4 hasn't even launched yet. Why misuse an MDV? Why not make something better?"

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Under current law, queries are reported annually to Congress so misuses of the program are identified.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

"It misuses the gravity and impact of terrorism to expand it beyond those clear boundaries, to encompass further conduct that is already criminal under the law," he added.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2025

Recently, she’s chronicled on X the expulsion of New York Republican George Santos, who was booted from the House following a searing ethics report detailing misuses of campaign funds.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2024

I was a devoted reader of his criticism, but I didn’t always appreciate his screeds about the misuses of multiculturalism or his insistence that artists had more important things to do than combating “social evils.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2023

During sickness the skeletons in most people's mental closets walk forth, and anyone who misuses special opportunities to know intimate affairs can only be classed with eavesdroppers and village gossips.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by Cross, American Red

For Carlo, those risks include the potential for sensitive children's data, such as proof of age and face scans, to be stolen and misused.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Anthropic said that there are safeguards in place to prevent the AI system from being misused for cybersecurity tasks and that no tester has been able to broadly bypass these guardrails.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Phillips, who was Talley’s predecessor as Collins’ chief of staff, is currently under investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations that he hired his girlfriend for a no-show job and otherwise misused official funds.

From Slate May 28, 2026

The dangers if they fail or are misused are massive.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

“This is a brilliant, misused woman. Speak of her with respect and reverence.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Some city leaders had also dinged the county for misusing homelessness money generated from a previous sales tax and argued this new pot of dollars would be handled no better.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

In 2024, a jury found former leader Wayne LaPierre liable for misusing millions on private-plane rides and luxury vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Davies agreed the onus should be on social media platforms to tighten up safety measures and added adults were also guilty of misusing social media.

From BBC May 25, 2026

The House of Representatives voted to impeach her for allegedly misusing public funds and making threats against Marcos, his wife and cousin, who at the time was also the speaker of the house.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

My mother said we were misusing the word; you could not call a Kleenex kira-kira.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata




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