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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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In a brutal little detail, he contrasts Danny’s bikini groupies with the women in Rick’s crowd, who clomp toward him with toilet paper stuck to their shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

India is already enduring a brutal heat wave, and the forecast points to below-average rainfall in the coming monsoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The humanoid-robot sector has some of the same ingredients: government backing, a dense supplier base, brutal domestic competition, large factories willing to experiment and companies racing to cut costs.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Emile's concerns are shared by many in the immigrant community, who have watched heavily armed, masked ICE officers carry out their often brutal operations in multiple US cities.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The work was brutal, and the food too meager to sustain me.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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