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well-treated

British  

adjective

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

    hostages were well treated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It came after the Grand National weights had been announced so potentially well-treated, although jumping needs to sharpen up to put rivals to the sword.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

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

But a victory for Ukraine, returning soldiers being well-treated afterward and reconstruction will also play roles in determining whether psychological illnesses cause “mass, mass casualties” among veterans “or just a large number,” Greenberg adds.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

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

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2020

He had made an exchange of horses to our mutual advantage; and Paul, thinking himself well-treated, had declared everywhere that the white man had a good heart.

From The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life by Parkman, Francis

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