harshness
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But my visit to the park reminded me we can save our harshness for the leaders and leave room for kindness toward the ordinary people standing near them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
"I can say with absolute certainty that to raise creatures able to survive nature's harshness, they must be toughened up while growing up," Kinjo, 56, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
There’s often a clarifying, poignant harshness in the losses they depict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
To assess excessive punishment claims, Colorado courts begin by comparing “the gravity or seriousness of the offense to the harshness of the penalty.”
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
In truth, she could only stand up to the harshness of people and their words, a native tenacity that I can only hope someday to uncover in myself.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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