ruthless
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In a perfect world, we could focus our ire on the cynical, greedy and ruthless celebrities who treat their fans as saps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Congratulations on punting an in-state school into the fiery sun, you ruthless Ducks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Ryan Garcia crushed Briton Conor Benn with a ruthless second-round stoppage to retain his WBC welterweight crown in a world title mismatch in Las Vegas.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
And once again on Sunday, Zverev’s ruthless efficiency proved too much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The lesson they took away was not that we had legitimate grievances but that they needed to be far more ruthless.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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