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ruthless

[rooth-lis] / ˈruθ lɪs /


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But it’s also a ruthless competitor, and its record-smashing public listing threatens to crowd out other names in the space ecosystem.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

According to the film’s logline, Kara’s encounter with “an unexpected and ruthless adversary” leads her to “reluctantly join forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They don’t spitball—they engage in ruthless strategizing worthy of the Pentagon war room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

On the title run-in, Maeda was a devastating presence, a ruthless finisher - something he hasn't always been renowned as.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But the side of him that wanted to survive at all costs—that had become ruthless over the last year—knew it was the truth.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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