brutal
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In a brutal little detail, he contrasts Danny’s bikini groupies with the women in Rick’s crowd, who clomp toward him with toilet paper stuck to their shoes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
India is already enduring a brutal heat wave, and the forecast points to below-average rainfall in the coming monsoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Their decision was brutal: Arguing with someone else’s vision was unproductive.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Emile's concerns are shared by many in the immigrant community, who have watched heavily armed, masked ICE officers carry out their often brutal operations in multiple US cities.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The weekend’s brutal wind had died out at last; the weird mist had returned and it took them a little longer than usual to find the correct greenhouse.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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