bruising

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Between the team’s low-scoring style, its palpable stress, and the crushing weight of three consecutive late-season collapses, the final weeks of Arsenal’s league campaign turned into a bruising slog.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

After two bruising decades in the job market, we might see her actions as more foolish than heroic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Midterm elections have been bruising for most modern presidents.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Investors will need to rest up ahead of next week’s bruising slate of corporate earnings, economic data, and central bank policy meetings.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Each apprentice gave their best, but Bokator was a bruising discipline and not everyone’s strength.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman