brutal
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Christian Bale’s Batman, meanwhile, builds a Patriot Act-like system that turns every cellphone in Gotham into a tracking device and uses increasingly brutal methods to stop him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In nearly three years since the brutal attack on Israel, American Jews have been experiencing unprecedented trauma and despair, with escalating antisemitism around the world and across our own country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In an ordinary authoritarian state, however brutal, some independent institutions survive—be they a church, a temple, a nongovernmental organization—so long as they stay out of politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"War is a brutal and unpredictable thing," he said at the press conference.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The throbbing in my head was so brutal, I had to clench my teeth to keep from getting sick all over myself.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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