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mistreat

[mis-treet] / mɪsˈtrit /




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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

Thompson’s death has inspired a torrent of fury about the way his insurance company and others treat — or mistreat — people in their moments of greatest need.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2024

There are a lot of people who mistreat dogs and take dogs for granted.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2024

“So they betrayed me, is that what you are saying? Why? Did I mistreat the Second Sons? Did I cheat you on your pay?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

A second crisis hit Flavio's campaign when his stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, posted an Instagram video saying he had "disrespected me and mistreated me ... he said I didn't understand anything about politics."

From Barron's Jul. 25, 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

Bilal Mohammad appeared to be extremely distressed, shouting that he was being mistreated .

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“Paul and I saw the characters as two brothers who have a common father in God, and they both feel that they’re being mistreated in some way,” Sharpe adds.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

We well knew that there was great concern in the outside world about our situation and that it was in the government’s interest to show that we were not being mistreated.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The company said at the time through a lawyer that they denied mistreating bodies.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2025

State Farm spokesperson Bob Devereux disputed the insurer was mistreating its customers and said in a written statement an “overwhelming majority are satisfied with our service.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2025

Melinda and others believed Landy was exploiting and mistreating Wilson, and they feuded with Landy for years before he was barred in 1992 from any contact with Wilson.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2024

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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