beaten.

This from the guy who said history ended because the Soviets had been "beaten."

Interesting Juxtapositions at the Times Today... Mumon 2005

A purely ardent thirst for liberty prompted him to flee; although he declared that he had been treated very badly, and had even suffered severely from being shamefully "beaten."

The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. William Still

He did not see how he was going to get his story telegraphed to the paper, but he was consoled by the reflection that there were no other reporters on hand, and that there was no immediate likelihood of being "beaten."

Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire Howard Roger Garis 1917

Now, Obeidi says, she is talking to reporters because we are suffocated and we are kidnapped and beaten. ...

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