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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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It’s been a brutal stretch for American manufacturers.

From Barron's

The extreme fallout of the loss introduced the 48-year-old to the brutal nature of football in Glasgow.

From BBC

There was a callousness about his exit and the brutal words about him from Desmond.

From BBC

But in that role she publicly took a backseat - presenting a more family-oriented face to what critics say was a brutal regime.

From BBC

The filmmaker has teased it’s a “brutal, wild comedy of catastrophic proportions,” promising news for fans who wondered why Cruise never made another movie like “Tropic Thunder.”

From Los Angeles Times