stinging

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Multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, the band’s founder and leader, synchronized guitars with Keith Richards, who favored a distinctive slashing and stinging style.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The release followed a slump triggered by a pair of stinging court losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Cameron took her foot off the gas in the second half of the contest but did finish with a flourish - engaging in the 10th to stamp her authority with some stinging hooks and uppercuts.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Justice Sonia Sotomayor made that clear in her stinging and persuasive dissent from the court’s denial of certiorari.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

In stinging rebukes, Strong questioned William’s loyalty and friendships, and at one point limited his contact with British officers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield