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They accuse him of mistreating his wife.
She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.
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The remark was especially noteworthy since Breillat has been accused by two of her lead actresses, Caroline Ducey and Asia Argento, of mistreating them while filming explicit scenes.
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Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Capturing soldiers is not technically a war crime, though mistreating them is, and experts in the rules around warfare agree that no grievance can justify holding anyone hostage, whether from civilian or military life.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The pair allegedly mistreated four of the five children, all of whom are black.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
With Richard Pryor, Yaphet Kotto, Harvey Keitel, Ed Begley, Jr. Paul Schrader’s directorial debut gave Richard Pryor and Yaphet Kotto two of their greatest roles, as Detroit auto workers who take matters into their own hands after being mistreated by both management and their Union bosses.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Capturing soldiers is not technically a war crime, though mistreating them is, and experts in the rules around warfare agree that no grievance can justify holding anyone hostage, whether from civilian or military life.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
The pair allegedly mistreated four of the five children, all of whom are black.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
With Richard Pryor, Yaphet Kotto, Harvey Keitel, Ed Begley, Jr. Paul Schrader’s directorial debut gave Richard Pryor and Yaphet Kotto two of their greatest roles, as Detroit auto workers who take matters into their own hands after being mistreated by both management and their Union bosses.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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