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are treating
  • present progressive of treat.

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“People are treating this like some existential threat,” Sacks said recently on a “All-In” podcast, which he co-hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The revelation comes as Myanmar's post-coup authorities are touting a new chapter for the country, a campaign which rights monitors are treating with deep scepticism.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Especially now, with the way they are treating us.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Police are treating the fire as deliberate ignition at this time.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

“This was a good school, ranked high on the national scale, and now our halls are filled with soldiers and people are treating us like criminals!”

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals