brutal
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The automaker is looking to get back on track after a brutal couple of years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Cherifa, who is in her sixties, was one of about 10 Malian refugees who spoke to AFP from neighbouring Mauritania about the brutal violence meted out against civilians.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
After a brutal winter in New York and as her parents got older, she decided to move back to Los Angeles in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Instead, the U.S. and its allies face a brutal energy-market reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Aurelio, the regular dishwasher, did this every morning, but today the job had fallen to me and it was brutal.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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