mercilessly
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Mohammad Mahfouz Alam, who sells footwear from a stall nearby, said on hot days like these, there's little respite as the heat rises from the ground up and the sun beats down mercilessly from above.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Brunson, hounded mercilessly by the Spurs, didn't make a basket until the second quarter.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
By mercilessly hardening her heart, Judit hopes to withstand the tribulations of poverty and betrayal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
The private equity model has struck again—this time, even more quickly and mercilessly than usual.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
We tripped and could make little headway, and sticks cut at us and the mosquito-flies now encircled us mercilessly and ate at us.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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