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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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The beautiful, sometimes brutal honesty brought me back to “Monsters Inc.” and “Finding Nemo” more times than I could count.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Thirty-five years ago it became the focus of a brutal, long-running civil war in Sierra Leone, immortalised by Leonardo Di Caprio in the 2006 Hollywood film Blood Diamonds.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

They have shown signs of life recently, with investors opting to buy the dip following the brutal selloff.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Fred Trump, according to Tony Schwartz, who ghostwrote the president’s book “The Art of the Deal,” was “a very brutal guy” — a martinet of a father who shipped his son off to military school.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

"Winter's gonna be brutal this year. We got off lucky last year."

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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