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cruelty

[kroo-uhl-tee] / ˈkru əl ti /


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A further demonstration of her ex-husband's cruelty came, Amal says, when she heard him tell a family member to "wash off our disgrace" if he was arrested.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Set between 2019 and 2021, Sorkin’s film stares down the dawn of a new decade, preparing for the birth of our current web of chaos, cruelty and thinly veiled deceit.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Ms. Pillay began her life’s work as an attorney defending opponents of apartheid, but that cruelty was defeated two generations ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

These protest-laden times couldn’t be more receptive to the stirring “Everybody to Kenmure Street,” which speaks to a moment when the machinery of institutional cruelty was ground to a halt by righteous neighborliness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

For the first time since that dreadful day, Clare wanted to tell someone about the cruelty of it all.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Amid these cruelties, the conduct of Mr. McConnell and his staff are worthy of emulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

From a young age, even in the glitter of 1990s excess, I lived at odds with the cruelties of empire.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025

But he also pointed to the cruelties of man.

From BBC ● May 13, 2024

It is helpful for all to take into consideration the disruptive social history of the region when trying to come to terms with the profound sadnesses and cruelties being exchanged today.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

But beauty can make people forgive a thousand cruelties.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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