mistreated

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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

Bilal Mohammad appeared to be extremely distressed, shouting that he was being mistreated .

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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

Throughout, she’ll allude to stories of mistreated animals and the Griffith Park fire of 1933, heightening the sense that we are in the presence of unnatural occurrences.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

“But my followers call me Jed. You will call me Jed, because I can see that you’ve been mistreated and you are now my friends. Is this understood?”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner