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mercilessly

[mur-si-lis-lee] / ˈmɜr sɪ lɪs li /


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By mercilessly hardening her heart, Judit hopes to withstand the tribulations of poverty and betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Even that could not help Van Veen as Littler powered mercilessly on, with a final big finish to seal his latest success.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

They previously had their romance thrown into the spotlight during the NFL Honors, when they were mercilessly roasted by rapper Snoop Dogg over their 48-year age gap.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

I’ve watched him do it mercilessly to racists ever since he dropped the hammer at the Oxford Union.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025

Eisman had invited the bullish-on-subprime Bear Stearns analyst Gyan Sinha to his office and grilled him so mercilessly that a Bear Stearns salesman had called afterward and complained.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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