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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

Don Alphonso, however, was not quite such a bloody-minded tyrant as Don Pedro: how could he be, as he was one of our ancestors?

From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Emily Mayer Higgins




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