barbaric

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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn says while there is clearly an audience for the sport, "it's a little bit barbaric for me, I am a boxing purist".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

This statement, spoken through mechanical narration that makes it all the more barbaric, made my heart sink and my teeth grit.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

In his journal, Perry described the performance as "barbaric", performed by wrestlers "more like bulls than humans".

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

One reason may be that many of the incarcerated are in bad shape and would embarrass the barbaric Ms. Rodríguez, who tries to cultivate a persona of civility by dressing like Imelda Marcos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

“It is barbaric to press the child into playing,” said my mother.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson