trenchant
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He has trenchant critics, and potential rivals, but still has approval ratings of which most western leaders can only dream.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Anchored by Huertas’ blazing performance, Pierre Saint-Martin’s trenchant debut plays both as a portrait of a person stuck in a state of perpetual grieving and an indictment of a troubled country.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
When Mr. Hart discusses commanders and strategy his views are typically trenchant and insightful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Smith understood how her features cut into and through a role – wide eyes amply lidded, trenchant cheekbones, features that one might associate with snobbery.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
As a dramatist Strindberg's chief strength lies not so much in dramatic technique as it does in his trenchant and searching power of analysis of the human mind.
From Contemporary One-Act Plays by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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