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treat

[treet] / trit /








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A small group of these nurses were eventually allowed to treat Black soldiers in the US Army struck down by Spanish flu.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

It would also mean they can treat the deficiency earlier, she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

This connection between pain and personal identity may help explain why chronic back pain can be especially difficult to treat.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

It would allocate “global budgets” to institutional medical providers—limiting them to lump sums to cover operating expenses—instead of allowing them to get more revenue for each additional patient they treat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

With no Tiamat to intimidate them, the kitchen cats rubbed around his ankles, begging for a late-night treat.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

If that troubles you, just think about all the vanilla-flavored treats you might enjoy, says Maxwell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Plenty of people are brewing themed cocktails to celebrate Halloween, but too often these drinks wind up as tricks instead of treats.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Halloween shoppers in the US seeking sweet relief this spooky season have instead been shocked by the high price of seasonal treats, as cost of living pressures continue to bite.

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

Natalie thanked the young woman, gave Churro one of the treats, and headed for Patience’s food pantry.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The man was initially treated on the scene for unspecified injuries and transported to a local hospital, where he was listed as stable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

The watchdog will have to consider how the contents of the letter were treated by the force at the time.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Another Ivy League grad says she “wants to be treated like an adult, with an adult mind, which never happened in undergrad.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But I’m still angry with them for the way they treated their father, especially when he was dying and needed them most.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Magellan was initially treated as a guest in the Philippines.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“Maybe a little trick or treating and see my friends,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Instead of treating her divorce as a failure, she gathered her close friends to mark the end of her former life and the beginning of her next chapter.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

By treating his Starfleet commander as if he were a Shakespearean protagonist, Stewart transformed a franchise at a crossroads into a fresh, thoughtful look at human possibility.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Instead of treating the boundary between grounded and floating ice as a narrow line, researchers accounted for a much broader area where ocean water can reach beneath the glacier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Yep. Saw that mini show you put on, too. You know how to work a crowd. That viral life treating you well, huh?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas


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