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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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What followed was a brutal bear market that erased roughly 80% of the index’s market capitalization over the next two-and-a-half years.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Like Gayle, Sooryavanshi's innings are built on brutal boundary hitting, though he gets there in a different way.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Investors’ newfound appetite for actively managed funds is helping the investing industry stall a brutal race to the bottom on fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But reducing extreme ideas to their brutal implementation ignores all the events that precede the bullet.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

But his brutal deportment broke down when he saw Pietro Crespi’s eyes grow moist.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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