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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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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

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

The Swiss parliament and executive branch opposed the proposal — arguing it would drive up prices and that “animals of production” are already well-protected and well-treated in Switzerland.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022

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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