merciless
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He was exacting, charming and merciless in equal measure.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The journalist James Agee’s merciless portraits of his subjects remind Mr. Frazier of “those old-time operations that were done on a kitchen table without anesthetic.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 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
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
She wrote, “To forever blot out slavery is the only possible compensation for this merciless war.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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