brutal
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Some on Wall Street have been hoping that a brutal July for tech, driven by chip/memory stocks, would clear a path for a better month ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Such was the entertainment provided by Brook and the power shown by Rickelton, Mitchell Marsh's brutal 76 off 37 at the top of the order almost went unnoticed.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Thus inspired, she wrote a long and brutal essay for the London Review of Books.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
The relationship is an outgrowth of the early-1990s Gulf War, when the U.S. led a multinational coalition that expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait after a brutal invasion and occupation by its neighbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“You’d be too brutal with her,” she says.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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