harsh
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"No one had ever dared do that," said political scientist Luis Salamanca, who noted that up until recently, such statements would have invited harsh political repression.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
This might sound harsh, but I think that logic is, flatly, stupid.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Graduating early didn’t protect him from the harsh reality being faced by degree holders across the board: a job market that their higher education didn’t prepare them for.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The harsh line Bass is taking against Lineage, however, comes after disclosures that one of her former top advisors, Yusef Robb, had taken on a role doing crisis communications for highly scrutinized company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
As Malevolent chanted Jack began to hear tones, melodies that played off one another in harsh, unpleasant ways.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Others in the market offered a harsher assessment of Warsh’s performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The market has reached a harsher verdict: These businesses are shrinking and don’t know how to stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Australian victim Bianca Jones' parents criticised the Laos authorities for not pursuing harsher charges.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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 his smile returned, and his eyes were tender again, and nothing harsher than cherry smoke came out of his mouth.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
The prosecutor general said Kozyura had agreed to share information "constituting state secrets" for financial reward and deserved the harshest punishment.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some of the harshest criticism about the overall process came from within City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Sharda Devi, 55, a settler's daughter, recalls the first arrivals "toiling in some of the harshest conditions" to carve plantations out of the tangled forests.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
“There is no biological reason. The vacuum of space is the harshest environment you can possibly imagine to keep humans alive in.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
I’d seen many of them take on more responsibility and blossom both professionally and personally, even under the glare of the harshest lights.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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