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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

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

No matter the name on the jersey, there is a tendency for self-destruction and, at times, for sheer, bloody-minded stupidity encoded deep in the DNA of the club.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2019

He had seen and marked the "bloody-minded nihilist" of Bainbridge's story when the two were saying good-by on the banquette in front of Chaudière's.

From The Price by Lynde, Francis