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mistreat

[mis-treet] / mɪsˈtrit /




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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

And he said, ‘Well, I mean, what is your assessment? It looks quite scary. So, when the protests end, do you think you are willing to say that we did not mistreat you in prison?’

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

There are a lot of people who mistreat dogs and take dogs for granted.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2024

“So they betrayed me, is that what you are saying? Why? Did I mistreat the Second Sons? Did I cheat you on your pay?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

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

Wilson on Tuesday denied she mistreated women while making "The Deb", saying this was "nonsense".

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

In an interview in 1980, Donald Trump called the entire hostage episode a horror and said it was ridiculous that the U.S. allowed its people to be mistreated for so long.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

If he told Harry he couldn’t go to the Quidditch World Cup, Harry would write and tell Sirius, who would know Harry was being mistreated.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

State Farm spokesperson Bob Devereux disputed the insurer was mistreating its customers and said in a written statement an “overwhelming majority are satisfied with our service.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 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

Melinda and others believed Landy was exploiting and mistreating Wilson, and they feuded with Landy for years before he was barred in 1992 from any contact with Wilson.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2024

The patients she was accused of mistreating ranged in age from 43 to 104.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

“We are diligent in our Title IX compliance. We take this very seriously. There’s no room for mistreating people here.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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