savage
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On its release, BBC music correspondent Mark Savage described West End Girl as "a savage and startlingly detailed portrait of a marriage being torn apart".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 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
Fears that artificial intelligence products will butcher the business models of software-as-a-service companies has caused savage selling in their stocks.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
“We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
But they were trained warriors, and a moment later their dæmons leapt at the angel, savage teeth flashing white in the gloom—and Balthamos flinched: he cried out in fear and shame, and shrank back.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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