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was abuses
verb
To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse one's authority.
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It was abuses like these, several men said, that turned them from fishermen into pirates.
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Who was abusing whom then?
"He was abused," Cashman said.
And I was abused.
No: it was abuse.
I was abused".
She said he was abusing his daughters".
"Max was abused," Ms. Tabatabai said.
(We know she was abused).
He was abused for years.
I was abusing the painkillers.
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