ruthless
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Her work is unlike anything I’ve seen this year, a ruthless and surprising turn from someone who’s struggled to find the right type of script for her unique style and physicality.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
"We want him to be treated like someone - he's very vulnerable, and I just feel that this is really ruthless and harsh."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
But Jaissle has also shown the first sign of a ruthless streak.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Its premise—the first, disastrous encounter between a family of placid Neanderthals and a ruthless “new people,” Homo sapiens—is simple, though its execution is anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Everyone knows that academics are the most ruthless cutthroats around.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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