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Recent Examples of maltreatment
According to Seary, there is also currently no funded pathway specifically designed for former athletes recovering from coach maltreatment nor duty of care beyond retirement, meaning survivors are left to self-fund their own recovery, from legal fees to therapy and healthcare.
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Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Severe child maltreatment is not reducible to a single cause, and serious child welfare policy cannot be reduced to a single response.
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Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
But during that time, the share of calls flagged as meeting the standard to investigate child maltreatment dropped from about one-third to one-quarter.
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Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
The pope also visited an orphanage for children taken off the streets after suffering abandonment or maltreatment from their parents.
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ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Over a seven-year period, DCF received 117 hotline reports of maltreatment at 12 Miami-Dade ALFs frequently chosen as homes for vulnerable adults.
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Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
In January 2025, DCF staff responded to a report of maltreatment of Torres-García’s sister.
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Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
The law also banned the force-feeding of poultry, the improper castration of piglets, and the general maltreatment or neglect, broadly defined, of any animals at all.
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Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
And even when Child Protective Services responds to allegations of child maltreatment, teachers seldom can intervene in such situations.
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Bruce Plopper,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Severe child maltreatment is not reducible to a single cause, and serious child welfare policy cannot be reduced to a single response.
—
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
But during that time, the share of calls flagged as meeting the standard to investigate child maltreatment dropped from about one-third to one-quarter.
—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
The pope also visited an orphanage for children taken off the streets after suffering abandonment or maltreatment from their parents.
—
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Over a seven-year period, DCF received 117 hotline reports of maltreatment at 12 Miami-Dade ALFs frequently chosen as homes for vulnerable adults.
—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
In January 2025, DCF staff responded to a report of maltreatment of Torres-García’s sister.
—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
The law also banned the force-feeding of poultry, the improper castration of piglets, and the general maltreatment or neglect, broadly defined, of any animals at all.
—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
And even when Child Protective Services responds to allegations of child maltreatment, teachers seldom can intervene in such situations.
—
Bruce Plopper,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maltreatment
Noun
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The filing further accuses Jenner and her co-defendants of failing to adequately support the chef despite knowing about her health circumstances, mistreatment and wishes to remain employed.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
Noun
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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.
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On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.
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“Maltreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maltreatment. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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