brutal

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A top Fidesz official grudgingly admitted that Magyar has "a brutal energy", which his own camp often lacks.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s brutal if you’re heading back to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It must have been a brutal morning for him.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Most of that drop came in a brutal five-day stretch ended March 24.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

She knew all those flights of stairs were brutal on his bad leg, but he seemed to like having the whole floor to himself.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo