cruel
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Hit HBO series "Succession" was inspired by the Murdoch family, with the ruthless and cruel patriarch Logan Roy providing a hugely unflattering portrait of the real-life billionaire.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
"It was always cruel, unjust and profoundly wrong," Scotland's first minister said.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Hey, the American public can be crude and cruel.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
His view seems to be that it’s cruel to hold bikers responsible when they break the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“What happened is cruel and terrible, and I’m so sorry, but that baby will need you even more than ever now, and you’ll have to find the strength to...”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Trump’s treatment of Cornyn was crueler than that of Cassidy.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
“But I don’t recall crueler words ever said about me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
I recognize, of course, that life isn’t fair and that many families are grappling with circumstances far crueler than ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
Accepting mass culling or reverting to even crueler farming practices is not a solution.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
“I wasn’t mean, just...honest. Wouldn’t it be crueler to make him think there was some hope that I’d come around and just embrace all of this?”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
I just think one of the cruelest things you can do is to coddle your child in a false reality versus helping them figure out the real reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
But at the same time, even under the cruelest dictatorships, it has still managed to produce fine literature.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Some Wall Street analysts are insisting that April — contrary to its label as the cruelest month — is actually one of the better months for the U.S. stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
But here’s the cruelest irony: There has been plenty of innovation in media.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
Qotho was ever the cruelest of the bloodriders.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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