as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
her no-good boyfriend has been messing her over for years
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Overstreet received a $2,700 check from the Ocala Police Department for his nonprofit in 2022, during the same timeframe when he was accused of abusing the teen girl, records show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025 -
Under our nation's laws, our government has the authority to revoke your green card if our laws are broken and abused.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The agency meant to defend against these abuses is being taken apart from the inside.—
Chloe Rogers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Ravaged by dry rot, entire sections of the building were taken apart stone by stone and rebuilt.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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For years, Griffin never talked about being bullied as a child.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Well, in Alva’s case, in the months after her very public divorce, the New York Times society column straight up bullied her by writing stories about all the super fun parties and balls her sister-in-law Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt threw while Alva was in exile.—
Alexis Nedd,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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“Mess over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mess%20over. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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