violent
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The tough-guy tears betrayed how much it hurt Donald to let go, how much he was going to miss playing the violent, taxing game that has been the focal point of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The plane had been carrying 64 passengers and five crew to New York when the pilot was forced to make a violent water landing.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Astronomers may eventually be able to search for signs of these violent stellar mergers, providing a way to test whether Fuller's model accurately describes the final stages of Sun-like stars.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
During her time in Latin America, she covered the suicide of former president of Peru, Alan Garcia; a World Cup tournament in Lima's prisons; and the 2018 violent uprising against President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
She had seen news reports of a violent California earthquake less than one hundred miles from where the Palmers lived.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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