brutal
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Now the decade’s hottest IPO represents a brutal reality check.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Friday’s selloff capped a brutal week for what were once the market’s favorite stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The disappointment of missing the final is fresh and the weather report calls for temperatures in the high 80s with 68% humidity and a chance of thundershowers — a brutal South Florida summer day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a video released Wednesday, Hegseth discovered spoke of how “the modern battlefield is brutal and unrelenting” and “demands maximum psychological and mental readiness.”
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
She knew all those flights of stairs were brutal on his bad leg, but he seemed to like having the whole floor to himself.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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