barbaric
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The planned public display is, in a word, barbaric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Bottomless mimosas and carb-heavy menus have become barbaric in an ascendant wellness culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Vikings weren’t just “simple, uncivilized, barbaric hordes,” says historian after a huge 1,000-year-old textile production site was discovered.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
In a 48-page memo released on Friday, the department says this will "strengthen" the death penalty, "deterring the most barbaric crimes, delivering justice for victims, and providing long-overdue closure to surviving loved ones".
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The effect was one of enormous strength and energy and craft; he was quite big enough to carry the absurd overdecoration; on him it didn’t look preposterous, it looked barbaric and magnificent.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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