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brute

[broot] / brut /




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

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Through Spear’s resurrection, “Primal” is quietly delivering a zombie drama that’s strangely life-affirming, led by a tenderhearted brute who is sensitive to the other voiceless, helpless beings around him.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

And by the sheer brute force of its size, bond markets force both the subjects of its wrath, and the investors that rely on them, into submission.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

But, he added, “I don’t believe that you take this brute force, across-the-board approach to AI in the business.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

The idea of an earthly paradise in which men should live together in a state of brotherhood, without laws and without brute labor, had haunted the human imagination for thousands of years.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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