brutal
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In the years that followed, three more “Jurassic World” films saw the light of day, and none of them came close to reaching that first movie’s brief, brutal height.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
That extra jacket could turn a brutal, frigid walk into something much more manageable.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Turkey has championed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist whose rebels in late 2024 ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, ending a brutal civil war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
At the same time, amid Iran's brutal crackdown on protesters months ago, some diaspora activists identified relatives of Iranian officials abroad and campaigned to revoke their legal status.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
They are complaining about the brutal compare-and-contrast paper they have to write, on the speeches of Sojourner Truth versus Chief Joseph.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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