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brute

[broot] / brut /




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If you spot a guy swaggering like a brute from Eternia on the sidewalk, masked or not, he probably thinks he’s more awesome than everyone else does.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

And to think he still operates with such brute force that he was shoving Rocket defenders all over the court.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It was not just about brute force, though, there were deft touches too.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The brute financial force of all that wealth means market fluctuations, like last week’s, matter more for consumer spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

I understood that the world was nothing: a mechanical chaos of casual, brute enmity on which' we stupidly impose our hopes and fears.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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