brutal
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It’s been a long, hot, brutal summer on the men’s side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
And thanks to a brutal July, “the capacity of TMT Equity Sector and Multi Strat hedge funds to hold tech exposures would be structurally more limited going forward,” they said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Thus inspired, she wrote a long and brutal essay for the London Review of Books.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
The thought of heading into another brutal heat wave this weekend may have you feeling like a heat-pummeled, melting face emoji unable to get off the couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Looking up at my grandpa, I realize that he tried everything to help his friends, even risking death and taking a brutal beating.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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