as in abuses
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
anyone who ill-treats their pets should not be allowed to have any
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Ill-treats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treats. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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