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Recent Examples of ill-treatment
Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-treatment
Noun
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The lawsuit is the second one filed against the childcare center since March, when another family accused Kids ‘R’ Kids of similar mistreatment of their 3-year-old child.—
Lina Ruiz
May 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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On January 15, 2025, Baldoni filed suit against Lively; her husband, Ryan Reynolds; and their publicist, insisting that her claims of mistreatment were defamatory.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Prevent Child Abuse America, Children’s Trust Fund Alliance and the National Family Support Network are other voices in the conversation examining how social conditions correlate to child maltreatment.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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But during that time, the share of calls flagged as meeting the standard to investigate child maltreatment dropped from about one-third to one-quarter.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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That Spurs and West Ham are even in this situation heading into the final game of the season is demonstrative of the gross mismanagement both clubs have suffered from in recent times.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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In Cuba, anger has been growing at the government over the blackouts and decades of mismanagement of the economy.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Ill-treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treatment. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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