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has misused

  • present perfect of misuse (3rd person singular).

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Carmel Levitan, a parent of a 5th- and a 9th-grader in the district, said the district has misused funds that should be spent on teachers, staff and support.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

The report into Lamborn looks at complaints that lawmaker has misused official resources for personal and non-official purposes.

From Washington Times Jan. 25, 2022

The reports said the commission had found that Suu Kyi has misused her position to obtain rental properties at lower-than-market prices for a charitable foundation named after her mother that she chaired.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2021

"I cannot emphasise enough the seriousness of this action which has misused my good name and impugned the teaching reputation of my ministry as bishop."

From BBC Apr. 17, 2014

He has misused me foully, and I have simply forgiven him; not because I am a Christian, but because I am not strong enough to punish one that I still love. 

From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony