savage
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Our critic said that in it influencer culture “is satirized with savage wit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
In a third-quarter that made you rub your eyes in disbelief, Scotland were adventurous and attritional; lethal in scoring tries and savage in the collision areas.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
I knew the rough distances of the stages and the distance between aid stations, but we were out here for a primal, even savage experience, and sometimes the distances were off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Aunty Uju asked again, letting her handbag slip to the floor and moving forward, her hand outstretched, her face savage with hope.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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