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Recent Examples of mistreatment
The lawsuit is the second one filed against the childcare center since March, when another family accused Kids ‘R’ Kids of similar mistreatment of their 3-year-old child.
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Lina Ruiz
may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
On January 15, 2025, Baldoni filed suit against Lively; her husband, Ryan Reynolds; and their publicist, insisting that her claims of mistreatment were defamatory.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Ridglan Farms agreed in October to give up its state breeding license as of July 1 as part of a deal to avoid prosecution on felony animal mistreatment charges.
—Scott Bauer, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The governor has defended the facility as a model for state-level immigration enforcement and beaten back reports of alleged mistreatment within the complex.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
With Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) as its main intertext, the performance takes on science, sexology, eugenics, colonialism, and the mistreatment of the female and not-only-female body throughout the (very) long nineteenth century.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
The mistreatment captured on video has also created a headache for a prominent California sustainable milk brand, Clover Sonoma, based in Sonoma County.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Ridglan Farms agreed in October to give up its state breeding license as of July 1 as part of a deal to avoid prosecution on felony animal mistreatment charges.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Ridglan Farms has been embroiled in years of accusations of animal mistreatment.
—Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Lina Ruiz
may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
On January 15, 2025, Baldoni filed suit against Lively; her husband, Ryan Reynolds; and their publicist, insisting that her claims of mistreatment were defamatory.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Ridglan Farms agreed in October to give up its state breeding license as of July 1 as part of a deal to avoid prosecution on felony animal mistreatment charges.
—Scott Bauer, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The governor has defended the facility as a model for state-level immigration enforcement and beaten back reports of alleged mistreatment within the complex.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
With Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) as its main intertext, the performance takes on science, sexology, eugenics, colonialism, and the mistreatment of the female and not-only-female body throughout the (very) long nineteenth century.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
The mistreatment captured on video has also created a headache for a prominent California sustainable milk brand, Clover Sonoma, based in Sonoma County.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Ridglan Farms agreed in October to give up its state breeding license as of July 1 as part of a deal to avoid prosecution on felony animal mistreatment charges.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Ridglan Farms has been embroiled in years of accusations of animal mistreatment.
—Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreatment
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Prevent Child Abuse America, Children’s Trust Fund Alliance and the National Family Support Network are other voices in the conversation examining how social conditions correlate to child maltreatment.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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The conservative Legislature in Nashville has clashed repeatedly with Memphis and accused its leaders of broad mismanagement.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The owners of the now-shuttered West Suburban Medical Center faced off in court Friday over the hospital’s future, amid accusations of mismanagement and questionable fund transfers.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The mishandling of pregnancies behind bars is a widespread problem, with women around the country saying they were neglected or harmed while they were locked up.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Cox fired Tanner in May 1988 for his mishandling of the Braves’ young pitchers, replacing him with Nixon.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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“Mistreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreatment. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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