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brusquely

[bruhsk-lee] / ˈbrʌsk li /


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The doctor brusquely informed Petrou that she’d be totally blind by the time she was 25.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

The first time it happened, the day care received an anonymous call from a woman brusquely asking them to open the door.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2026

The brusquely controlled way Kim’s Emmy speaks to Nora hints at the ocean of unresolved feelings between them.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

She brusquely replied that a particular leopard routinely came by a path in the hills, passed her house and went “that way.”

From Scientific American Apr. 22, 2023

She swallowed the last drop of coffee and got up from her stool brusquely, startling Alicia, who reached her arms out to me and clung to my neck the minute she was close enough.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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