harsh
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She was unusually harsh with Security Minister Omar García Harfuch, a confidant who has guided her policies throughout her political career, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Animal life may already have existed before Earth entered some of the most extreme ice ages in its history, or animals may even have emerged during that harsh period.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Claire, a man of “integrity and dignity,” as former Times baseball columnist Ross Newhan wrote, walked away with no harsh words or public regrets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The incident was detailed in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, drawing harsh backlash against the Ivy League institution and New York prosecutors for not filing any criminal charges against the accused perpetrators.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
He made his voice harsh, deliberately, to cut through her fear.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Others in the market offered a harsher assessment of Warsh’s performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Australian victim Bianca Jones' parents also criticised the Laos authorities for not pursuing harsher charges.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
And “Everything,” co-produced by Italian duo Parisi, has the harsher sawtooth grind of contemporary EDM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It is these administrative provisions, rather than the harsher punishments, that lie at the heart of the Akal Takht's objections.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
But as they sailed north, it grew harsher.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
“The harshest he got was, ‘You’re ruining the game.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
"The trial court imposed one of the harshest punishments for these charges, although fines and less severe penalties were also available."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s one of the harshest penalties in NBA history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They formed an essential part of the survival strategies that enabled people to live in some of the harshest environments on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Perhaps the harshest conditions of all were faced by the millions of Jewish people who lived in Eastern Europe.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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