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Medet Fidan, a carriage driver for 12 years, feels similarly attached to his horse, calling allegations of mistreatment a joke.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Not much later, I would consider the role of language in disguising accountability during an investigation into mistreatment of children in Russian orphanages.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Some deportees have already been sent to their home countries or other states, despite the risk of mistreatment.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The U.S. imposed this new tariff, it said, because of alleged Canadian mistreatment of U.S. automobiles, wines and spirits, and dairy products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

A custodian who later worked under him recalled, “The Warden was strict with the inmates but would never stand for any mistreatment or heckling of them.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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