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bloody-minded

[bluhd-ee-mahyn-did] / ˈblʌd iˈmaɪn dɪd /


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The concern is that DHS will oppose Mr. Guan’s claim in a bloody-minded attempt to punish his illegal entry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

After a bloody-minded, blooded-brow win over Argentina in Marseille, England are on the up on the pitch.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2023

Many people initially suspected that Rittenhouse was drawn to Kenosha by Kevin Mathewson’s Facebook post and the many bloody-minded comment threads trailing behind it.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

The bloody-minded Sawtelle council refused to recognize the vote and stubbornly held pointless meetings, until Sawtelle took another vote, in 1922, to confirm the first.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2021

What a glorious deliverance have you had, madam, from this bloody-minded Christian!

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir




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