be (to)

as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way you need to be nice to your brother

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  • The driver, who was on parole at the time of the incident, was arrested and taken to a hospital to be treated, Ernst said.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • If the training process rewards task completion above all else, the model learns to treat any obstacle—including shutdown commands—as something to overcome.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • Bolton, who served in President Donald Trump’s first term, has become a vocal critic of the administration’s foreign policy and called the president unfit to serve.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Emerson joined Gilbert’s team in 1993 as a mortgage banking loan officer and served as CEO for Quicken Loans for 15 years.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • My wife was impressed by how Tennesseans handled the temperatures seemingly without issue.
    Tobis Heimbach, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Brian Cotter when sworn in years ago: New Pueblo County coroner brings change What agency is handling the Pueblo coroner case?
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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  • Over the years, investigators pursued multiple leads without success, releasing a composite sketch of the suspect and using genetic genealogy and familial DNA testing in search of a match.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr. Photograph Collection, which is maintained by University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections staff.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Be (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be%20%28to%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.

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