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well-treated

British  

adjective

  1. not subjected to threats, harm, or other bad treatment

    hostages were well treated

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However, Mr Timmerman appears to have been relatively well-treated, telling CBS: "I'm feeling well. I've been fed and I've been watered, so I'm feeling well."

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

When asked for comment, the RSF said the reports were incorrect, and that it only held prisoners of war who were well-treated.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

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

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

This act of deliberate treachery was perpetrated by persons who had always been well-treated by us, for several of the natives present were recognised as having been alongside the ship in Coral Haven.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John