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[treet] / trit /








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Marco Chan, an aviation expert at Kingston University, told the BBC the threats were "most likely a hoax, but the system is right to treat it as real".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

But Revolution’s biggest bet is that Rasonque can do more than treat this one kind of metastatic pancreatic cancer.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

I like to treat these almost like tostadas, crisping them up and piling them high with toppings.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Svensson and Coassolo are named inventors on patents involving the use of BRP peptides to treat metabolic disorders.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

I leave her the meat I brought as an extra treat in addition to this giant rat-thing she killed.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The protein craze has reached peppermint bark and other holiday treats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Anthropic treats machine consciousness as an open question, and has invested in researching it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Options could include using a spooky fake skeleton hand to share out treats, rather than letting children reach into a bowl, or dressing up to meet trick or treaters.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

So the cheaper option in most cases is to buy the bag of fun-sized treats — and encourage kids not to be greedy in how much they grab.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

I follow her eyes, and the bag of treats falls from my hands.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

More than 400,000 people in Indonesia have been treated for acute respiratory ailments caused by the toxic haze, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

We found that being treated for infertility lowered women’s anxiety for those who had enough insurance to cover it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Royal Free Hospital successfully treated three health workers who had been evacuated after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 and 2015.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

During the following hour, the treated animals consumed up to 50% less food than expected, suggesting that BRP could strongly influence hunger.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Dad says it’s silly; that as Black folks we’ve seen people like us get treated as inferior and we shouldn’t do that to others.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The Elevance lawsuit said the Perfect Child had a contract with its insurance units until June of this year that required it to accept in-network payment rates when treating its members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

"This is about how a minister was treating the senior civil servant within his department."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Scientists have discovered that restoring the function of aging liver cells can dramatically reduce harmful substances in the bloodstream, raising the possibility of treating diseases that affect organs far beyond the liver itself.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Park said the ministry was treating the incident as a data leak rather than a hacking attack, and was examining computers and email accounts used to prepare the presidential trip.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Skeptics railed against treating spirit communication as a reality.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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