harsh
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She was unusually harsh with Security Minister Omar García Harfuch, a confidant who has guided her policies throughout her political career, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Animal life may already have existed before Earth entered some of the most extreme ice ages in its history, or animals may even have emerged during that harsh period.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
“It is extremely painful. We’ve exited colleagues who I’ve worked with for most of my career and it is, in many ways, a harsh reality.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Eunson said the sheep had a double coat of wool which protected them against the islands' harsh winter weather.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The rest of the crew was made up of able seamen accustomed to the harsh weather of the North Sea, two doctors, a handful of university scientists, officers, a carpenter, and a cook.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
At the same time, they have become progressively vitriolic toward anyone who notes that the era’s realities were much harsher than what was shown on Nick at Nite sitcoms.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the wake of PC Harper's death, Lissie Harper campaigned for harsher sentences for the manslaughter of emergency workers on duty.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Others in the market offered a harsher assessment of Warsh’s performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Australian victim Bianca Jones' parents also criticised the Laos authorities for not pursuing harsher charges.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Tuve upbraided Lawrence personally in even a harsher tone.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
"The trial court imposed one of the harshest punishments for these charges, although fines and less severe penalties were also available."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
North Korea has for decades defied some of the harshest sanctions in the world aimed at forcing its leaders to give up its nuclear and long-range missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They formed an essential part of the survival strategies that enabled people to live in some of the harshest environments on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
So California and the other two states have, for now, avoided the harshest possible water cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane societies the world has ever known.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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