brutal
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The first equaliser was a brutal strike from Tyrique George.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Former players don’t decide to rejoin the brutal NFL for just anyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the same battle is playing out on a larger and often more brutal scale.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
An initiative of this magnitude could accelerate long-awaited economic recovery in Venezuela, a country still reeling from the brutal 80 percent contraction between 2014 and 2021 that plunged millions of Venezuelans into poverty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
“All celebrated when the old emperor was overthrown, but now we tremble. For the new emperor is brutal and fierce. They call him the Tiger Emperor.”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing brutal
Wintry Words
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