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Recent Examples of maltreatment
No one involved in this study claims that cash assistance is the only or even the best solution for child maltreatment.
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Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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, 8 Sep. 2025
Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, it's often viewed as less harmful than other forms of maltreatment.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
Of all the cases evaluated by the team, less than one-third are diagnosed as maltreatment or highly concerning maltreatment.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2025
Reserve soldiers, civilians, and even a far-right parliamentarian attacked the military police inside the base, incensed that military personnel were detained for their maltreatment of a Palestinian prisoner.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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, 8 Sep. 2025
Of this group, more than half – 56% – had talked about their maltreatment on social media.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, it's often viewed as less harmful than other forms of maltreatment.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
Of all the cases evaluated by the team, less than one-third are diagnosed as maltreatment or highly concerning maltreatment.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2025
Reserve soldiers, civilians, and even a far-right parliamentarian attacked the military police inside the base, incensed that military personnel were detained for their maltreatment of a Palestinian prisoner.
—Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maltreatment
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One that was made on his own terms, foregrounding Magellan’s potentially abusive past behavior and mistreatment of natives everywhere.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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These detainees reported adequate care at other ICE detention and processing facilities they were previously held at, and described the California City facility as unique in its mistreatment of those held in its custody.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
3 Jan. 2026
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On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Maltreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maltreatment. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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