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Recent Examples of ill-treatment
On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-treatment
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Reports have cited instances of excessive force, mistreatment of migrants in detention facilities, and allegations of civil rights violations.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the months leading up to the 1971 uprising, overcrowding, dire conditions and mistreatment of prisoners had simmered into anger.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the antebellum years and during Reconstruction, conjure women told mermaid stories that empowered women and girls, where the mermaids’ struggles for freedom mirrored their own experiences of domestic abuse or reproductive maltreatment during slavery.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.—
Laura Schwab Reese,
The Conversation,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Wisconsin Department of Administration halted contractor work in March 2024 due to SDC's mismanagement of funds, according to court records.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The New York State GOP Executive Committee then voted unanimously to revoke the Young Republicans’ charter on October 17, 2025, citing mismanagement and condemning the language as unacceptable in the party or its affiliates.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Ill-treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treatment. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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