as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
you need to be nice to your brother
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Make Everyone an Experimenter, Not Just a User The AI revolution is creating a fundamental split: organizations treating technology as tools to be deployed versus those developing technology as cultural capabilities to be evolved.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
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Everything here is just better – the way animals are treated, people are polite.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The Bastrop district serves 13,000 students in Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Red Rock, Rockne and Paige.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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That will serve him well in his new role since most tribal land in Wisconsin is forested or rural.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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The next court hearing, Dugan said, could be handled over Zoom.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
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This is when the teen uses social conflict to express frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The treatment had never been used on a species of raptor before, but Ammann took a leap and sent them an email.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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“Be (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/be%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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