merciless

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Contemporaries regarded this merciless battle as “a second Agincourt,” akin to Henry V’s victory, against the odds, in 1415.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 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

Nevertheless, she remains as statuesque and merciless as Weaver was onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

In particular, Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins has emerged as one of the judiciary’s most astute and merciless critics of the Roberts court.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025

The moon shone down with what felt like merciless force, but it was unable to penetrate the canopy of the leaves.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman