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Under current law, queries are reported annually to Congress so misuses of the program are identified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Yet one doesn’t need an AI bot to explain why Grammarly’s stunt has to rank among the sleaziest misuses of AI technology yet to appear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

"It misuses the gravity and impact of terrorism to expand it beyond those clear boundaries, to encompass further conduct that is already criminal under the law," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

In this special, Oprah Winfrey sits down with doctors to discuss the benefits of these drugs, particularly in combating the obesity epidemic in the United States, and their potential misuses.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024

H. At all levels of government also, a concerted effort must be made to clean up junk, spoil, and debris inherited from misuses of the past and to prevent new accumulations.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.