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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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“Working on a ship in the middle of the ocean is brutal.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A four-Test series away to world champions South Africa is at the heart of a testing 2026 schedule and will be brutal barometer of where the team, and a rugby nation, stand.

From BBC

Human Rights Watch has denounced the suspension of 10 NGOs, including election-monitoring organisations, and said the opposition had faced "brutal repression".

From Barron's

"The truth doesn't have to be brutal or harsh," she adds.

From BBC

Also on Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest in response at what she called "the horrendous and brutal killing of Iranian protesters".

From BBC