be violent
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"To be violent conduct, it has to have excessive force or brutality. When you look at that, particularly in full speed, it doesn't have those elements. So therefore, this would be a yellow card offence."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Thus man’s fortunes are destined to be violent and comic, as is the case with Hazel Motes, a Tennessee war veteran who in “Wise Blood” founds a revivalist church based on the denial of God.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
If Powell delivers a message too cautious for the data that eventually comes out, or too aggressive for what investors are bracing for, the reaction could be violent.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
The goal was to exclude and physically block “agitators” — anyone who might be violent, record students or disagree with the cause.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
Reader, you and I are well aware that our robot was not programmed to be violent.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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