as in treated
to behave toward in a stated way you need to be nice to your brother
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Initially treated as a death by natural causes, the case was later ruled a homicide after an undertaker noticed a knife wound on the back of her neck.—
Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Teel, who suffered a right hamstring strain March 10 playing for Italy in the World Baseball Classic, is being treated with caution, White Sox general manager Chris Getz said.— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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According to his sister La Toya Jackson in her 2011 book Starting Over, the ranch served to recapture the typical childhood that the singer never got to live out.— Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Trump fired Bondi on April 2, reportedly after being unhappy with the way the attorney general had handled issues relating to the Epstein files.— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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On arrival, guests are paired with a personal local guide–think of it as the hinterland’s answer to a butler—on hand to arrange everything from restaurant bookings to last-minute requests, typically handled with a quick text.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Was (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/was%20%28to%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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