brutal
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"It feels like a brutal adjustment," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The viewership figures were a brutal reality check for a man whose self-worth is entirely tied to Nielsen points.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
A spike in a rare and severe complication—in which the virus attacks a child’s brain—helped make the 2024-25 flu season an unusually brutal one, accounting for nearly two dozen deaths, according to the CDC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
McKinley stages a few bullet-sweating sequences of peril, including a particularly brutal transport of gold bars across a crumbling rope bridge and an underwater accident exacerbated by floating logs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was brutal when that buzzer went off.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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