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barbaric

[bahr-bar-ik] / bɑrˈbær ɪk /


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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

Woods denounced the gas chamber just as others in Arizona had once denounced hanging, saying that it was barbaric and out of step with modern standards of justice.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

I observed the Humans as they communicated in their barbaric tongue.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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