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mistreat

verb as in harm

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Before I think about how badly this person mistreated me during our 2½-year relationship, the damage he caused to my confidence and self-worth, I’m typing the word “Canter’s.”

The team of retired judges was set up last month to look into allegations that animals at Vantara were acquired unlawfully and mistreated.

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The company said at the time through a lawyer that they denied mistreating bodies.

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The city had its share of racial strife over the years, with some Latino migrants feeling they were mistreated by a white majority that also owned the farms where they worked.

In a post on X, Chappaz described his death as an "absolute horror" and said he had been humiliated and mistreated on the platform for months.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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