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Noun
While privacy laws in some states, such as California's Genetic Information Privacy Act, require explicit consent before transferring genetic data to a new owner, the risk of misuse or unauthorized access remains. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025 By confirming the absence of any of the usual hallmarks of identity theft, the First-Party Trust program exposes first-party misuse. Marie Elizabeth Aloisi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
However, project critics said that the bill was necessary to protect public funds from being misused in the project. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 Back in 2013, Le Pen herself called for all politicians found guilty of misusing public funds to be barred from running for office for life. Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for misuse

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“Misuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misuse. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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