mistreated

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“Paul and I saw the characters as two brothers who have a common father in God, and they both feel that they’re being mistreated in some way,” Sharpe adds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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

Speaking to AFP, following his more than seven weeks in detention in the town of Ussuriisk, Sehili sounded upbeat, saying he was not mistreated and that his experience helped him learn about the Russian people.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

She said she hadn’t heard or seen students ever being mistreated at the school.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Hisao wrote a letter to his family each day; the food, he said, was not very good, but they were not really being mistreated.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson