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That lack of ruthlessness has meant Arsenal have failed to win in their past four WSL games - their worst winless streak since October 2023.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

But Mr. Blaževičius depicts with a deadpan ruthlessness the pull of complacency, the ease of lapsing back into lives full of compromise and myopia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Mnangagwa -- nicknamed "The Crocodile" because of his ruthlessness -- came to power in 2017 in a military-backed coup that ousted Robert Mugabe at the age of 93 and after 37 years in power.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Ned Beatty’s vocal turn, starting warm and folksy and ending with a raving ruthlessness, is one for the ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Such tactics were, until the mid-1930s, seen at all levels of racing, but nowhere were they used with such ruthlessness as on the bush tracks where Pollard got his start.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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