brutish
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It isn’t creedal or expansive, will likely be more brutish and narrow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“It could make life less nasty, less brutish, and less short—and less hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
This year, it became apparent to more shoppers that Prime Day is less a showcase of Amazon deals than a brutish exhibition of the platform’s unmatched power.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025
Ali, a massive underdog, had cast himself as the charismatic good guy and Foreman the brutish villain.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
They were brutish, with too much money and power, but Arm had met characters like that before.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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