misused

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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

Though both Polymarket and Kalshi ban insider trading, experts say it might not be considered illegal if the insider were to make a bet using information that was not considered stolen or misused.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Opponents of the program say that prior administrations have misused it by repeatedly renewing benefits that are supposed to be temporary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The platform is now extending access to entertainers including actors and musicians, who face a heightened risk of having their likeness misused -- potentially harming their careers and distorting shared realities.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Regression analysis, which attempts to relate the values of quantity X to those of quantity Y, is a very important tool in statistics but is frequently misused.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos