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Recent Examples of mistreatment
Newsweek has previously reported several allegations of abuse at ICE-run detention centers in California operated by CoreCivic and Geo Group, including cases of medical neglect and mistreatment of migrants.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The letter follows a report Ossoff released in July that alleges human rights violations occurred at immigration detention centers, including mistreatment of children, citizens and pregnant women.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Attempts to ban the tourist attraction by mayors have been stifled for years, in part from opposition by a labor union representing carriage drivers and owners who deny allegations of animal mistreatment.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Instead, mental health risks stem from discrimination, mistreatment and stigma in society, the report emphasized.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As of 2025, 16 states have sweeping reporting requirements that require nearly everyone who becomes aware of mistreatment to report it.
—Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
To be sure, Grey’s novel is a literary protest against the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government and Christian missionaries, and his original denouement is a little more complicated.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
During the May interview, Harry made all sorts of incendiary claims, alleging mistreatment by his father and supposed shadowy figures in the royal establishment.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Discontent with confinement and mistreatment, some attempt to escape and even attack their peers.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The letter follows a report Ossoff released in July that alleges human rights violations occurred at immigration detention centers, including mistreatment of children, citizens and pregnant women.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Attempts to ban the tourist attraction by mayors have been stifled for years, in part from opposition by a labor union representing carriage drivers and owners who deny allegations of animal mistreatment.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Instead, mental health risks stem from discrimination, mistreatment and stigma in society, the report emphasized.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As of 2025, 16 states have sweeping reporting requirements that require nearly everyone who becomes aware of mistreatment to report it.
—Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
To be sure, Grey’s novel is a literary protest against the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government and Christian missionaries, and his original denouement is a little more complicated.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
During the May interview, Harry made all sorts of incendiary claims, alleging mistreatment by his father and supposed shadowy figures in the royal establishment.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Discontent with confinement and mistreatment, some attempt to escape and even attack their peers.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreatment
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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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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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The small Delta city of Isleton is in $4 million in debt, which has accumulated over decades over financial mismanagement.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The president has proposed relocating the nation’s capital, citing Tehran’s vulnerability, though many officials warn that systemic water mismanagement remains the root problem.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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That Trump has been singularly focused on pop culture comes at a time when his reputation — and that of his administration — has been under fire due to the mishandling of the Epstein files.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Mistreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreatment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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