brutal
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Citrini in February published a post laying out a scenario where AI ravages the economy by 2028, sparking a brutal selloff in large-cap stocks including DoorDash, American Express, and Visa.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
"Just so devastatingly crap" was the pithy and rather brutal view of one Labour MP in touch with me.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the brutal 1989 crackdown on students who had protested in Tiananmen Square, dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi sought refuge in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Archaeologists working at an ancient site in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans may have become more inventive while living through a brutal ice age.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
This time, I was stumping for Hillary Clinton, Barack’s opponent in the brutal 2008 primary who’d gone on to become his loyal and effective secretary of state.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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