bruiser
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Kyle Schwarber, a 230-pound bruiser who is close to setting the single-season strikeout record, leads off for Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Don’t look now, but a Lincoln Riley team just beat the snot out of a Big Ten bruiser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025
John Prescott was an old-style political bruiser who played a vital role in the New Labour project.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
Mr. Prescott also had a reputation as a pugnacious political bruiser.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
If a given suspect is a knock-kneed weakling, he says, he is less likely to be the culprit than a great big bruiser with Hate tattooed on his forehead.*
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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