as in treats
to behave toward in a stated way
you need to be nice to your brother
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The biggest challenge for the authors to commercialize this into a product, however, is to solve whether this actually treats the disease-specific molecular features of common alopecias like male or female pattern alopecia.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Within the palace itself, the Michelin-recommended Tuğra Restaurant treats hotel guests and non-guests alike to one of Istanbul's most enchanting dining experiences.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to holding provisions for campers' convenience, the aluminum shelving inside serves as reinforcement for the camper structure, not so different from larger campers in which interior furnishings and joinery are part of the structural bones.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Forsytes is produced in association with ITV Studios, which handles international distribution, with PBS Distribution handling North American rights.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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So, Don handles the electric clippers in the backseat while Teddy speeds away from the crime scene.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Is (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/is%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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