mistreat
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Zambian union leaders said Chinese managers pay poorly and mistreat workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
One attendee had even brought her sign from 2017, a verse from Leviticus in English and in Hebrew: “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.”
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2025
There are a lot of people who mistreat dogs and take dogs for granted.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
"It is the public's game and if they choose to mistreat it then they are at risk of losing it," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
“I will not allow you to mistreat an animal. Upstairs. Doors shut. No playing until I say you can,” he said.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
The stunt was meant to support critics of SeaWorld who assert that the park mistreats its orcas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
After a decade-long battle, a former animal trainer has succeeded in his mission of getting a beloved walrus out of Canada's most popular aquatic zoo, which has faced allegations that it mistreats its animals.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
In the second passage, an excerpt from Petronius’s Satyricon, the formerly enslaved Trimalchio mistreats his own enslaved people during a lavish dinner party.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It's not perfect, but it is duty-bound to best uphold the ideals of society even if it mistreats people.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2022
And I don’t feel like anybody mistreats me or anything, except sometimes people act too nice, too polite, like they’re afraid they might ask the wrong question .
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Regan denied those allegations, including that he mistreated women of color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
She said she felt compelled to publicly speak of her experience because of the controversial reaction to a story published by the New York Times, in which several women alleged Platner mistreated them.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
They have called adult protective services repeatedly, claiming that their mom is being mistreated, court documents show, and have tried to monitor her own whereabouts, Ruth said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Wilson on Tuesday denied she mistreated women while making "The Deb", saying this was "nonsense".
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
If he tried to stop Harry writing to Sirius, Sirius would think Harry was being mistreated.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Before the Rand Refinery can handle the metal, it needs to ensure it is mined in a responsible manner, including without damaging the environment, mistreating workers or funding corrupt officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
She began by asking the actress about her criticism of women working on The Deb, accusing her of mistreating MacInnes, Ghost and a female writer, despite saying she is a champion of women.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
In recent years, AI data training companies have been accused of mistreating workers abroad in Kenya and elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
The patients she was accused of mistreating ranged in age from 43 to 104.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
“We are diligent in our Title IX compliance. We take this very seriously. There’s no room for mistreating people here.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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