Sentence examples for it was abusing from inspiring English sources

In 2009, Intel received the highest-ever fine of 1.1 billion euros, about $1.42 billion, in an antitrust case after the commission determined that it was abusing its dominance in the computer chip market.

Google is now providing photos and other information about local businesses in its search results, an update that puts Google in direct competition with sites like Yelp and comes just weeks after lawmakers grilled Google over allegations it was abusing its search dominance to quash rivals.

Since its founding by Arianna Huffington and Ken Lerer in 2005, the HuffPo has vehemently resisted criticisms that it was abusing the goodwill of liberal commentators and activists to run a current affairs commentary and aggregation site on the cheap.

Later, it was abused as a recreational drug.

But it was tainted for a time because it was abused".

The industry source observed: "The situation got distorted but that doesn't mean it was abused.

Black-Scholes may have contributed to the crash, but only because it was abused.

The scheme was open to abuse, it was abused in Falkirk".

"The council actually conceded and allowed us to use amplifiers and it was abused.

"I regretted that vote... because I thought it was abused.

And I regretted that vote as a result because I thought it was abused.