brutal
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The brutal artificial-intelligence selloff that rocked the market on Friday may end up being short-lived.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The brutal homicide of America’s longest-running television newsmagazine was reported last week by its immaculately coiffed and richly compensated frontman Scott Pelley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Speaking at a press conference in London on Monday, Barnaby's mother Emma Webber said: "It has been brutal, bruising and harrowing beyond measure - but it was so very necessary. "
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The beautiful, sometimes brutal honesty brought me back to “Monsters Inc.” and “Finding Nemo” more times than I could count.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
It is a brutal mountain, and yet people go up there—or at least try to—even in winter.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing brutal
Wintry Words
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