brutal

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The practice has deep roots in incel forums and the broader manosphere, where appearance is treated as destiny and social life is reduced to a brutal, pseudo-Darwinian hierarchy.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Investors are rotating back to momentum stocks after a brutal March.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s brutal if you’re heading back to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In February Torfaen Reform councillor Jason O'Connell, who has since been named as the party's number one candidate in Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr for the Senedd election, described the party's vetting process as "brutal" and "intrusive".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I saw him through the window, seizing his horse’s mane, and mounting in his blundering brutal manner, and sidling and backing away.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens