cruelty
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The point was that Bush lacked “moral courage,” Mr. Trudeau explained defensively, though more than a few readers must have tittered at the cruelty of his word choice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
"It's absolutely horrific, a real unique form of cruelty to hold something like this over somebody's head," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
The LAPD’s Mathes said that initiative, launched last November, has saved 45 dogs and led to the filing of six felony cases of animal cruelty and neglect.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
"It's the gift we give to an audience, it's just to ruminate on that very serious subject, antisemitism, cruelty of all kinds, hatred of the other," Lithgow said.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
She stood motionless and thought about the cruelty she’d witnessed from the Clarks.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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