brutality
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The Chief Justice of India called for an independent investigation after a petition was filed in the Supreme Court alleging police brutality.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Another soldier, Natasha, said the protesters with their makeshift cardboard placards, were a long way from the daily brutality of the front line.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
And in the small role of Bianca, with whom Cassio has a dalliance, the terrific Rebecca Ana Peña makes a fiery impression, savagely fighting back against Iago’s brutality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Spike Lee’s masterpiece was met with hand-wringing when it arrived in theaters 37 summers ago, with white critics fretting how “urban audiences” would react to its shocking ending of brutality and angry protest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Maybe they knew their own gift of imagination colored too rosily the poverty and brutality of their lives and made them able to endure it.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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After his death in 1625, England experienced civil war, the execution of Charles I and the brutalities of Oliver Cromwell’s rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
A couple of the most striking shots of the original two "Godfather" movies, for instance, juxtaposes the brutalities of America in the foreground while the Statue of Liberty stands tall in the distant background.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024
For many, Garland’s announcement and the brutalities uncovered in the investigation are likely to be met with myriad emotions.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2023
But efforts to come to terms with the brutalities from one of the bloodiest wars in modern history have triggered intense emotions in both the United States and South Korea.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
For Christmas, Mrs. Levy always compiled not a gift list but rather a list of the injustices and brutalities she had suffered since August.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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