brutal
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Or maybe you think about the brutal reaction his work provoked from conservatives.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
"Life is brutal, but it is also a paradise, and it's about going through many different moments," said Sonza, who is from Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Dubois suffered a brutal fifth-round stoppage loss to Usyk in his last fight, and will look to return to winning ways against his British rival.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
This approach would be brutal in execution and expensive to sustain, but unambiguous in strategic effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The weather in February may have been brutal, but March rolled by as a bright and beaming thirty-one days.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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