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brutality

[broo-tal-i-tee] / bruˈtæl ɪ ti /


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The head of refereeing said Johnston's tackle did not meet the "criteria" in terms of "excessive force", "brutality" and "endangering the safety of an opponent".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Phrenology’s popularity plummeted after the Civil War; Mr. Stob suggests that the conflict’s extreme brutality undercut practical phrenology’s grand aspirations for self-improvement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Snakes, freeways, difficult men and Didion’s quiet brutality hang in the air like the oppressive heat of this unusually warm spring day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Ryan Coogler launched his career with an indie look at police brutality in America.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The worship of Dionysus was centered in these two ideas so far apart—of freedom and ecstatic joy and of savage brutality.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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