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When the state was slow to act, conservative preachers’ sermons were cruel and much of the country looked away, these spaces helped people endure.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

“It is cruel and unacceptable, and it is past time for ICE to start following the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

First elected as an MP in 1987, she faced cruel comments about her appearance, with one newspaper calling her "Doris Karloff" - a reference to an old Hollywood horror star.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

It also makes much clearer how hard the homesteaders had to work, how desperate they had to be to go west at all, and how cruel and harsh the conditions were.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The cruel words from loved ones often find the deepest roots in our souls.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

If every author is a parent to their characters, then Austen, Mary’s true mother, is a good deal crueler than Mrs. Bennet.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

I recognize, of course, that life isn’t fair and that many families are grappling with circumstances far crueler than ours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

He basically just says it in a way that’s even crueler and more callous than what Barrett says.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2025

And then the even crueler twist: The threatened bolts of lightning, the thunder, rain and pea-sized hailstones never reached Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023

He is crueler than von Linden, I think, enjoys it more, but has not v.L.’s genius or commitment.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

I just think one of the cruelest things you can do is to coddle your child in a false reality versus helping them figure out the real reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

But at the same time, even under the cruelest dictatorships, it has still managed to produce fine literature.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Some Wall Street analysts are insisting that April — contrary to its label as the cruelest month — is actually one of the better months for the U.S. stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

It was one of the cruelest play-offs I’ve ever seen in my decades of Oscar viewing, and an even bigger offense considering the ceremony’s insistence on positioning itself as a celebration of international film.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2026

“You are merely a child, and children are sometimes the cruelest of all. You have taken everything from me. For that, I curse you, daughter of Indra,” said Shukra.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi