verbal abuse
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Albert Manifold was removed as BP chairman with immediate effect due to whistleblower reports of verbal abuse and mishandling information.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
June 2021: Pham addressed the torrent of verbal abuse he experienced after getting off to a poor start with the San Diego Padres.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
Very few people would be prepared to shout verbal abuse at strangers in a park, street or supermarkets, though.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
Prioritising the collection of longitudinal data on the consequences of childhood verbal abuse should be a primary focus of future efforts.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
With the nimble alacrity of his kind he rocketed thirty feet upward, where, from a swaying vine, he hurled a torrent of verbal abuse at the grinning youth in the trail below.
From Warrior of the Dawn by Browne, Howard
