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harshly

ADVERB
sternly
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STRONGEST


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"At the time I thought I was linking it to my trauma, and I was judging him and what he'd done more harshly because of my trauma," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Investors reacted harshly after Dick’s Sporting Goods reported disappointing quarterly results on Tuesday and, perhaps more important, lowered its profit outlook for fiscal 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

And violations of public trust are typically judged quite harshly.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

He never seems to judge the actions of others too harshly, because he knows what it means to struggle to be a decent person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Look, I don’t want to be in your stupid club. Get over it,” I reply harshly.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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