bruising

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It’s betting that in doing so developers can build low-income homes quicker and cheaper in a county with a bruising affordability and homelessness crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

A late push for Europe would put a different complexion on a bruising domestic campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

U.S. stocks wavered after a bruising selloff last week that put both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite in correction territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Nowruz, which is celebrated by hundreds of millions worldwide and involves 13 days of festivities, follows a particularly bruising year for Iranians.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The bruising cold wind shoved me along, every step bringing the class grass nearer to Brose, Nashend, and Little.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell