merciless
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He was exacting, charming and merciless in equal measure.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He had been in Britain since 208, overseeing a series of merciless campaigns into present-day Scotland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The 1972 peak was followed by a merciless recession in the mid-1970s, and a heartbreaking stock market bust.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Unlike, for example, Molly Jong-Fast’s merciless “How to Lose Your Mother,” “Bad Bad Girl” doesn’t read like a hit job.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
Putting it in the merciless terms of the spy game, CIA Director John McCone noted, “This source will be of no further value.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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