brutal
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It was a brutal weekend for a few of the NFL’s rising-star quarterbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
But whatever faith people had in his ability to fix those problems, it is apparently ebbing away - and, the brutal truth is, it can be hard to find voters who like him.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
AI stocks rebound after a brutal selloff, while shares of software developers struggle.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
In nearly three years since the brutal attack on Israel, American Jews have been experiencing unprecedented trauma and despair, with escalating antisemitism around the world and across our own country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
And I was darning so many holey socks at the boardinghouse, my nose had grown numb from the particularly brutal odor of sweaty, dusty feet.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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