as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
you need to be nice to your brother
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Rod Laver Arena was then treated to a magical display of tennis as Djokovic and Alcaraz went toe-to-toe.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025 -
We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama's promise to us has been broken.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The National Guard will serve in a support role and will assist in crowd management, traffic control and emergency response services.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Broadly, this is a system of price controls in which an average or minimum price across a group of countries with similar gross domestic output per capita can serve as an anchor towards which differing prices may converge over time.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hanlon says Flexjet and other business jet operators successfully deal with TFRs and other challenges on a daily basis, and the company's operations team is set up to handle them.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere in the tiny house is a third, smaller bedroom that could also be used for storage.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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More than a hundred and seventy million Americans reportedly use TikTok, with adult users spending an average of well over a half an hour on the app a day.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Be (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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