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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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And I wouldn’t be surprised if Pugh’s exquisite, gorgeously brutal rendition leads more of us to her defense.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s a brutal reminder that we all are temporarily abled.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

For Treasury investors, there’s no other way to describe the past three months other than brutal.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

September has been a brutal month for the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In that first, brutal winter Burnham’s photographer, Charles Arnold, took a very different series of photographs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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