as in treated
to behave toward in a stated way
you need to be nice to your brother
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The woman had minor injuries and was treated at the scene, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Deputies tried reviving him and called paramedics, who also treated the defendant.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The attack on the Michigan synagogue took place on the same day as a former Army National Guard member who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group opened fire on a classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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But that skepticism served as fuel for some Horned Frogs like leading scorer David Punch.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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What gave the session its edge, however, was the way Ávalos handled the room.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Getting individuals to step back and reimagine those processes to be end-to-end automated or handled by agents requires intentional cultural transformation.—
Ruba Borno,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Was (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/was%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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