as in treated
to behave toward in a stated way
you need to be nice to your brother
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The third victim was treated on scene by members of the Torrance Fire Department, according to Ahmad.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025 -
During the height of the civil rights era, the government often treated Black activism and urban unrest as a threat that needed to be contained.—
Josiah Bates,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Schmidt warned that without enforcement, these rogue models could spread unchecked and be used for harm by bad actors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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While initially designed to be used in a rocket artillery system, it was modified to be attached to a first-person-view drone using a wooden stick, wire and duct tape, CAR said.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Plus, filing complaints with the Department of Homeland Security was likely to go nowhere because the office that once handled them had been dismantled.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Been (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/been%20%28to%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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