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Recent Examples of mistreatment
After all, a lot of the motivation for hoarding as people age is due to fear of mistreatment when physical decline makes reliance on oth-ers indispensable.
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Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
Overdose deaths have been an ongoing issue in recent years at the jail, which has been under a federal Consent Decree since a 2019, when a class action lawsuit alleged medical and mental health mistreatment at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
The real trouble occurs when Sylvia’s pain manifests in the present, where it gets expressed as mistreatment of Emily.
—Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
While some of the models made allegations about mistreatment on the show, others defended Banks and the production.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The few details families receive come through alarming phone calls from detainees worried about their health and mistreatment at the facility.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Encapsulating the fine line the Platner campaign has to walk, Khanna also said Platner should apologize to the ex-girlfriends who described his mistreatment of them.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
The suit comes after more than a week of protests – including clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators – outside the facility over the mistreatment claims, which the federal government has denied.
—Leigh Waldman, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
Overdose deaths have been an ongoing issue in recent years at the jail, which has been under a federal Consent Decree since a 2019, when a class action lawsuit alleged medical and mental health mistreatment at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
The real trouble occurs when Sylvia’s pain manifests in the present, where it gets expressed as mistreatment of Emily.
—Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
While some of the models made allegations about mistreatment on the show, others defended Banks and the production.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
The few details families receive come through alarming phone calls from detainees worried about their health and mistreatment at the facility.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Encapsulating the fine line the Platner campaign has to walk, Khanna also said Platner should apologize to the ex-girlfriends who described his mistreatment of them.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
The suit comes after more than a week of protests – including clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators – outside the facility over the mistreatment claims, which the federal government has denied.
—Leigh Waldman, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreatment
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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.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Severe child maltreatment is not reducible to a single cause, and serious child welfare policy cannot be reduced to a single response.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 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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Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Both of those groups have received scrutiny in the past from Republicans over financial mismanagement allegations.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Special Counsel Robert Hur had obtained these recordings as part of his probe into Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents from his time as vice president and senator.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
27 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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“Mistreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreatment. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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