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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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AI stocks rebound after a brutal selloff, while shares of software developers struggle.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

In an ordinary authoritarian state, however brutal, some independent institutions survive—be they a church, a temple, a nongovernmental organization—so long as they stay out of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

He arrived in the U.S. at age 19, just over two years after he was forced to join the Salvadoran army at the outbreak of the nation’s brutal civil war.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The first equaliser was a brutal strike from Tyrique George.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

We don’t have air-conditioning in our trailer and it gets pretty brutal in there, so I spent a lot of time outside with Annie.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman




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