trenchant
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Starting next week, the Surge is going to look different: sleeker and fresher but still phenomenally trenchant.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The artist’s infamously aggressive manner and trenchant theoretical pronouncements, captured here by actors in video and audio recordings, were at odds with the lyrical effects of his best work, and would color his critical fortunes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
If philosophy begins in wonder, trenchant social drama seems to start in laughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sonically dynamic and unapologetically trenchant, “Arirang” took me on a journey by asserting BTS’ collective powers as mature artists and master storytellers, and I couldn’t help but be inspired.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Her trenchant wit, affability, and candor pleased the young men not less than her culture and varied accomplishments impressed the older ones with whom she came in contact.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by William H. Herndon
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