harsh
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The last time job creation was that weak was at the start of the year, when an unusually harsh winter and a post-holiday lull put a dent in hiring.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
If not, wouldn’t that invite pretty harsh recriminations from either aggrieved investors or motivated regulators and prosecutors?
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Papa Pope’s harsh words were meant to prepare his daughter for the risks inherent to flirting with power.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
A meeting of the Committee of Ministers in mid-September is likely to prioritise the Kavala case, but it remains to be seen whether it will debate harsh punitive measures.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A few minutes later, Officer Begay led them down a narrow, windowless hallway with cracked tile floors and harsh lighting.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
At the same time, they have become progressively vitriolic toward anyone who notes that the era’s realities were much harsher than what was shown on Nick at Nite sitcoms.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the wake of PC Harper's death, Lissie Harper campaigned for harsher sentences for the manslaughter of emergency workers on duty.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Others in the market offered a harsher assessment of Warsh’s performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Australian victim Bianca Jones' parents also criticised the Laos authorities for not pursuing harsher charges.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Truth be told, her mother was harsher on Izzy: always criticizing her behavior, always less patient with her mistakes and her shortcomings.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
They formed an essential part of the survival strategies that enabled people to live in some of the harshest environments on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
More than half of France's regions are currently under the harshest weather warning, with hundreds of schools ordered to close and highs of 42C hitting Bordeaux on Monday, forecaster Météo-France said.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Russia remains marked by some of the developed world’s harshest mortality rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The harshest punishment was a suspension of 18 days without pay for Det.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Those left behind had the task of going on with life even as the harshest snow fell, the bitter cold deepened, the game hid, and the fish sank deeper into the lake.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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