savagery

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As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Both realize that the only way they’ll survive the world’s savagery is to take care of each other.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

"We're not going to allow this kind of savagery to destroy our society anymore," Trump said at a memorandum-signing in the Oval Office.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

They’ve always moved between gloss and grime, shimmer and savagery.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

If you thought that the departure of the Romans caused the British Isles to descend into mindless savagery that would not be reversed until the Norman Conquest in 1066, think again.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall