as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
anyone who ill-treats their pets should not be allowed to have any
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Today, Hildebrandt is behind bars after pleading guilty to abusing the children of family vlogger and business partner Ruby Franke, who also pleaded guilty to the same crimes and is currently in prison.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025 -
President Andrew Jackson famously abused this authority, and this led to the creation of the Civil Service Act.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2025
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In some cases, the animals were mistreated and have found a sanctuary at the rescue.—
Dana Cadey,
The Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2025
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Kingsley’s political views thus display a tension between his desire to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and mistreated and his racist tendency to blame groups for their own poor conditions.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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Lie number 2: Israel has been oppressing and maltreating Palestinians (and denying them a state) for 75 years.—
Efrem Sigel,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2024
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In 2022, the World Health Organization estimated that 1 billion children were maltreated each year around the globe.—
Marc D. Hauser,
TIME,
3 Apr. 2024
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Just like the previous derby at Goodison, a 2-0 defeat last April, they got bullied at times and were knocked out of their stride.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Royalist social media accounts also jumped in to defend Bower, accusing the Sussex Squad of bullying him.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Investigation:Slain transgender man Sam Nordquist was tortured for weeks, police say; 5 people arrested What was the motive behind the attack?—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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For a month and a half, the men were tortured and abused.—
Lauren Green,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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