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to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail
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Adjective
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Todaro is the current vice president of the Buffalo chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse, a group that uses community intervention to protect abused children.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025 -
The ear is at once a clue and a harbinger that leads him to an abused woman, Dorothy (Rossellini).—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately for them, Steph won’t be bullied – even by paternalistic threats of being sued into oblivion.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Trans athletes feel unsafe, bullied Meanwhile, in Riverside on Thursday, advocates gathered at the Inland Empire LGBTQ+ Center.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Mistreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreated. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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