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They accuse him of mistreating his wife.
She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.
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An investigation has been launched after a viral social media post allegedly showed a Border Patrol agent mistreating a K9 at the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The film is in part about how men get away with mistreating women around them.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
The probe also found that the agency unlawfully mistreats people with mental health issues.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Records show many Weiner patients bristled when told to get a second opinion or became hostile at the suggestion that Weiner had mistreated them.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The film is in part about how men get away with mistreating women around them.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
The probe also found that the agency unlawfully mistreats people with mental health issues.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Records show many Weiner patients bristled when told to get a second opinion or became hostile at the suggestion that Weiner had mistreated them.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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