mistreat
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Zambian union leaders said Chinese managers pay poorly and mistreat workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
One attendee had even brought her sign from 2017, a verse from Leviticus in English and in Hebrew: “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.”
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2025
There are a lot of people who mistreat dogs and take dogs for granted.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
If people "mistreat" the event they are at risk of losing it, said organisers.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
“Well, what kind of law is it, Ma, that lets a man mistreat his dog?”
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The stunt was meant to support critics of SeaWorld who assert that the park mistreats its orcas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
After a decade-long battle, a former animal trainer has succeeded in his mission of getting a beloved walrus out of Canada's most popular aquatic zoo, which has faced allegations that it mistreats its animals.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
In the second passage, an excerpt from Petronius’s Satyricon, the formerly enslaved Trimalchio mistreats his own enslaved people during a lavish dinner party.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It's not perfect, but it is duty-bound to best uphold the ideals of society even if it mistreats people.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2022
If a mentor mistreats his tributes, he'll be held accountable by the viewers, by the people back in District 12.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
A second crisis hit Flavio's campaign when his stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, posted an Instagram video saying he had "disrespected me and mistreated me ... he said I didn't understand anything about politics."
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
They have called adult protective services repeatedly, claiming that their mom is being mistreated, court documents show, and have tried to monitor her own whereabouts, Ruth said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
In the wake of an internal report alleging that Riverside code enforcement officers mistreated street vendors and entered homes without warrants, advocates have questions:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Bilal Mohammad appeared to be extremely distressed, shouting that he was being mistreated .
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Happy disposition—yes and no, very serious if mistreated he never forgets.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
The rest of the family has been in an increasingly tense dispute with Hochman over the case, accusing the district attorney of mistreating them in private meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
"It's a job to stop them," says the swan marker, and he hopes that working with schools will help to educate young people away from mistreating swans.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
The patients she was accused of mistreating ranged in age from 43 to 104.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
“It’s never a good look when people think you’re mistreating animals,” Stewart said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
“This guy’s been mistreating his momma,” Darlene explained.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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