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[treet] / trit /








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It’s tempting to treat the superstars with contracts at the high nine-figure level — the Juan Sotos, Aaron Judges, Shohei Otanis — as representative of the class.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

"You can treat the symptoms... but there's no cure for black lung."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, has emerged as one of the most effective drugs ever developed to treat obesity.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Which, as well as posing its own set of unique challenges that curtailed my reporting, is also a bizarre way to treat a victim of a crime.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Hunters must treat prey with respect, and in return the Spirit would send more prey.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

“He treats that book like it’s fact,” Sanft said of a lead detective in the case.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Then, the hosts discuss the billionaires who are buying themselves fun little treats like the L.A.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

“It has been an extraordinary investment, but what I will carry with me is the community, the fans, and a city that treats this team as family.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Many of his lyrics lament the conditions of the downtrodden and underprivileged, pointing out the injustices in the way man treats his fellow man.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Then she announced that the class would be having some treats.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

One person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while four others were treated at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Euan Dow said evidence from both accusers should be treated with "caution".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Thanks to the let-off, Brook treated his home crowd to strokeplay befitting his status as the number-one ranked batter in the world.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

In Spain, however, observers were treated to something different.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Some Americans even claimed that these taxes and the way the colonists were treated amounted to a form of slavery.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The least we can do is stop treating its report as the truth.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

The hormone appears to protect the liver from inflammation through a previously unknown signaling pathway, a finding that could point toward new approaches for treating advanced fatty liver disease.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

The players association presumably recognizes the most salient fact about the owners’ approach to labor relations, which is their history of of treating the players like peons and lying.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

A healthcare system can’t endure if the institutions providing care consistently lose money treating their patients.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

But even he gets a nightly stealth interrogation: Have you noticed friends treating you differently lately?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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