brutality

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Throw in the fact that Ryan Coogler’s historical horror smash “Sinners” was up for a record 16 awards, and genuine, defiant progress in the face of constant inhuman brutality seemed like a real possibility.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

Crump is known for representing relatives of victims of high-profile police brutality cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Paradoxically, at virtually the same time, the many stage adaptations of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” which dramatized, or melodramatized, the brutality of slavery, were an enduring sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

In Macron's remarks, he said he preferred "respect to bullies" and the "rule of law to brutality".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The movement regularly holds protests against police killings of African Americans and against such issues as racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler