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as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
a manager fired for maltreating the staff with needless insults a home for children who have been deprived and maltreated
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as in to attack
to abuse physically
if you maltreat the puppy, we will take it away immediately
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Recent Examples of maltreat
Lie number 2: Israel has been oppressing and maltreating Palestinians (and denying them a state) for 75 years.
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Efrem Sigel, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
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
The revelations come after years of intense scrutiny of Texas’ child welfare system, which included reports by blue-ribbon panels, a state district judge in Travis County and a state comptroller citing weak protection of youngsters maltreated by birth families and then roughly handled by the state.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
The family is where you are first misjudged, maltreated, belittled, lied to and beaten—or not.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
Coincidentally, a landmark incident that led to the death of a Nigerian happened in 2009 in Guangzhou, where Nigerians were recently maltreated.
—Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi, Quartz Africa, 31 May 2020
Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated.
—Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
Efrem Sigel, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
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
The revelations come after years of intense scrutiny of Texas’ child welfare system, which included reports by blue-ribbon panels, a state district judge in Travis County and a state comptroller citing weak protection of youngsters maltreated by birth families and then roughly handled by the state.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
The family is where you are first misjudged, maltreated, belittled, lied to and beaten—or not.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
Coincidentally, a landmark incident that led to the death of a Nigerian happened in 2009 in Guangzhou, where Nigerians were recently maltreated.
—Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi, Quartz Africa, 31 May 2020
Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated.
—Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
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Saturday afternoon, officers responded to a call reporting a coyote pup being abused in the 10800 block of South Sacramento Avenue by three males, Chicago police said, Officers discovered a dead pup on private property and the coyote was removed..Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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In other words, the steadfast commitment to celebrating diversity meant allowing Pakistani men to abuse white girls without consequence.The Editors, National Review, 14 Jan. 2025
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On screen, viewers witness Mormon soldiers disguised as Native Americans attacking a group of pioneers traveling westward.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Another opportunity to attack a black woman in power.James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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An investigation has been launched after a viral social media post allegedly showed a Border Patrol agent mistreating a K9 at the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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The film is in part about how men get away with mistreating women around them.Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Other officers and prison staff are recorded smiling and joking with each other as Brooks is being manhandled.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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As the last at-large team in the field, the discourse over College Football Playoff blowouts and selection committee decisions turned to SMU, one day after Indiana was manhandled by Notre Dame.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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After spending two days with the Heat on the Northern California portion of their most recent road trip, this much was made quite clear: The Heat are not about to be hurried or bullied into a bad deal.Sam Amick, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Trump responded by repeatedly bullying him, threatening to annex Canada.Stephen Maher, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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Even if it’s mauled and damaged to some degree, there will be evidence.Eric Levenson, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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When Blake gets initially mauled, the swirling cinematography is so hard to understand that, for good measure, a few beats later he gets mauled again.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The following year, three people from Nepal were injured by lightning when collecting the fungus and had to be rescued by helicopter after spending days stranded in the mountains.Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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Some employees were injured during an explosion Monday at a facility in Heber Springs, according to the city's fire department.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Instead of an upset victory, ASU was ambushed, 38-13, the final 20 minutes by a KU full-court press that forced 12 turnovers.Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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The security officials said that several top militants from the Pakistani Taliban had died in the airstrikes, which came days after 16 Pakistani military personnel were ambushed and killed in a border district.Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Maltreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maltreat. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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