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pitiless

[pit-i-lis, pit-ee-] / ˈpɪt ɪ lɪs, ˈpɪt i- /


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Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.

From Barron's May 2, 2026

“Amongst Women” revolves around Michael Moran, a widowed farmer who rules his family with pitiless vigor.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

But they subjected the commission’s rulemaking procedure to pitiless quibbling.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2025

As Ambrose Pierce wrote, “Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless and the grave, blind as a stone and irrational as a headless man.”

From Salon May 17, 2025

His pitiless and hate-filled eyes locked with mine as he threw the daisy garland to the floor and crushed it with his foot.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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