brutal
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“Depreciation is brutal, so find one in near mint condition and save a lot,” Taylor adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Software stocks are experiencing another brutal selloff on Thursday, and one technical strategist suggests more pain could be ahead for the beaten-down sector.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
"It was really brutal and, I have to say, when I woke up to the news that it had started again, in Iran, I did feel quite sick," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The practice has deep roots in incel forums and the broader manosphere, where appearance is treated as destiny and social life is reduced to a brutal, pseudo-Darwinian hierarchy.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
The channel we’re in loses its brutal edge, and becomes natural for a while.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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