treat
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Trisha’s husband, Chuck, also faces liability, because the couple chose to treat any gifts they made as joint gifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Extensive testing, additional development, and regulatory approvals would be required before it could be used to treat patients.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
“My general philosophy is I don’t treat the Dodgers like I’m salaried management,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
In 2025, during a clinical trial of CAR T-cell therapy, a technique currently used to treat some types of leukaemia and lymphoma, Maya developed a brain injury which Dellanie said left her "profoundly disabled".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Calm down, Humphrey. I’ve got a treat for you,” said Aldo.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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"We are now seeing people coming from the rest of the UK and Northern Ireland to Glasgow because the legislation is more sympathetic to people here and it treats them better," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
To test this idea, the researchers created a computer model that treats floating ice somewhat like grains moving through a silo.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Thompson said she often treats her own home like it’s another client.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Lateral thinking treats perception as something we can deliberately move rather than simply trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Garth had done the cleaning and left the lid off my treats box.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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Scientists have long treated the brain as a single organ with a shared developmental origin.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Earl Spencer has told the BBC that there are similarities between the way his sister Diana, Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been treated by the press.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“We need help for all workers. We’re human beings, but, honestly, we aren’t treated like human beings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings are usually treated as major waste problems.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Mrs. Sterling had spent years regretting how she’d treated Lola, so maybe Lucinda’s mean former friend, Ashley, had similar regrets.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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But the demand and price swings have arrived amid a booming market for collectibles, with people increasingly treating items like trading cards and toys as investments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Announcing the move last November, Minister of Social Development Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe said treating the issue as a national disaster would help the government tackle the crisis.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Uncovering this localized immune niche changes how we view neuroimmune interactions and opens exciting new avenues for treating brain tumors and other neurological diseases."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Lansing fire chief Carrie Edwards-Clemons recalled Americans treating one another with “respect, compassion, and love that carried us through the days after 9/11.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
For a second I think to mention that my brother suspected Maria, but that wouldn’t be treating her like she’s innocent.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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