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well-treated

British

adjective

not subjected to threats, harm, or other bad treatment

hostages were well treated

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Maynard said that the father told her his family had been well-treated by the contractors; they had been fed well and comfortably housed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023

It is part of a wider strategy to ensure investors are well-treated.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2021

Many neighbors who maintain working dairies argue their cows are healthy, well-treated and still able to meet the country’s still enormous demand for dairy.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2021

Is there a world where this guy can have a well-treated beard?

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2020

He assured me that his regiment entertained the highest respect for me and my burghers, and that they appreciated the fact that we had fought fairly and gallantly and had well-treated our prisoners-of-war.

From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.

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