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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Saturday afternoon, officers responded to a call reporting a coyote pup being abused in the 10800 block of South Sacramento Avenue by three males, Chicago police said, Officers discovered a dead pup on private property and the coyote was removed..—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025 -
In other words, the steadfast commitment to celebrating diversity meant allowing Pakistani men to abuse white girls without consequence.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 Jan. 2025
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But to be so comprehensively taken apart by Palace hurt.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Ukraine transferred the last of its nuclear warheads for dismantlement in 1996, and its last strategic nuclear delivery vehicle was taken apart in 2001.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2024
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Following his father's death, Diddy and his mother were left with money that afforded them a lifestyle unlike their peers, and Diddy was often bullied by his peers for being a rich kid in class.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The first of those will identify what bullying is and how students can interrupt it.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Mess over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mess%20over. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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