brutal
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A decade after the brutal murder of her daughter, Dr Sue Hills still believes there needs to be change.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
While women have produced excellent recent examinations, including “Furious” and “East of Eden,” the brutal truth is that the “Friday the 13th” movies are IP recognizable to hockey-masked trick-or-treaters too young to watch them.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Few, if any, chip names have been left unscathed from the brutal selloff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
He wanted to atone for being part of a brutal invasion force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Now Tamika was a permanent element in my life and we were no longer brutal competitors.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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