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They accuse him of mistreating his wife.
She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.
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In some cases, the animals were mistreated and have found a sanctuary at the rescue.
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Dana Cadey, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
Kingsley’s political views thus display a tension between his desire to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and mistreated and his racist tendency to blame groups for their own poor conditions.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
That's the finding of the Colorado Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against an animal rights group's lawsuit alleging a local zoo mistreated its elephants and caused them chronic frustration, stress, physical disabilities and brain damage.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
O'Day, 40, has been vocal about how the music mogul allegedly mistreated her in the past.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Dana Cadey, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
Kingsley’s political views thus display a tension between his desire to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and mistreated and his racist tendency to blame groups for their own poor conditions.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
That's the finding of the Colorado Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled against an animal rights group's lawsuit alleging a local zoo mistreated its elephants and caused them chronic frustration, stress, physical disabilities and brain damage.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
O'Day, 40, has been vocal about how the music mogul allegedly mistreated her in the past.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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