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the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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Recent Examples of mistreated
Patricia Huon,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
The sanctuary’s founder, Monika Kerber Perez, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday but has previously denied that the animals were mistreated.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
This time Hilton was speaking in support of two families who filed lawsuits Monday alleging that their children were mistreated at Provo Canyon School, the same facility where Hilton spent almost a year in the late 1990s.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
The Chinese have been broug ht here to work on railroads, to work on farms and they were mistreated.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Immigration officials insisted she had not been mistreated.
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Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
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Ben Wheeler
may 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Children who once feared or mistreated animals begin to show care and leadership.
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Patricia Huon,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
The sanctuary’s founder, Monika Kerber Perez, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday but has previously denied that the animals were mistreated.
—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
This time Hilton was speaking in support of two families who filed lawsuits Monday alleging that their children were mistreated at Provo Canyon School, the same facility where Hilton spent almost a year in the late 1990s.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
The Chinese have been broug ht here to work on railroads, to work on farms and they were mistreated.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
LaFaive felt that Goodman had been fundamentally mistreated, particularly in the wake of a defining tragedy.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Immigration officials insisted she had not been mistreated.
—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The captain who hired the officer later filed a human resources complaint alleging the officer had been mistreated.
—
Ben Wheeler
may 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreated
Adjective
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Sara O’Meara is a cofounder and CEO of Childhelp, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children.
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More than two dozen abused animals were removed from a Brooklyn apartment, where they were cramped in cages, many covered with urine and feces, officials said Friday.
Verb
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They got bullied in that one, showing a tremendous lack of physicality.
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Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
Verb
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Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.
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The actual abduction was committed, according to the feds, by supermarket owner Abu Chowdhury — who’s accused of heading a kidnapping ring that also snatched and tortured two men who crossed his vengeful wife, Iffat Lubna.
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