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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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It is a brutal time for America’s food companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Laura Davison, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said the plans for "more brutal job cuts are wrong, damaging and will cause uncertainty and distress for workers at the BBC".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Investors have been hopeful that a brutal three-year freight recession was ending.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

“February was brutal because we thought we were in a buyer’s market. Lots of properties had been sitting since the fall,” said Ashley Moorhead, a lawyer who’d been shopping for homes since December.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

When he was a younger man, the freezing temperatures and piles of snow hadn’t bothered him so much, but last winter was too brutal.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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