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bloody-minded

[bluhd-ee-mahyn-did] / ˈblʌd iˈmaɪn dɪd /


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The concern is that DHS will oppose Mr. Guan’s claim in a bloody-minded attempt to punish his illegal entry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

"They are just bloody-minded," the envoy said, and pointed to Ukraine's long history of withstanding hardship.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

The bloody-minded Sawtelle council refused to recognize the vote and stubbornly held pointless meetings, until Sawtelle took another vote, in 1922, to confirm the first.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2021

No matter the name on the jersey, there is a tendency for self-destruction and, at times, for sheer, bloody-minded stupidity encoded deep in the DNA of the club.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2019

"And are the villains so bloody-minded that they are called 'Red?'"

From The Red Rover by Cooper, James Fenimore




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