brutal
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"The brutal murder of Henry has really shook our community to its core and people are rightly really upset, distressed and sad," Satvir Kaur, Labour MP for Southampton Test, said.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The down-cycle of 2023 was particularly brutal, leaving Micron with a negative gross margin for four consecutive quarters.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
It’s a dramatic reversal after a brutal selloff earlier this year.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
In a brutal little detail, he contrasts Danny’s bikini groupies with the women in Rick’s crowd, who clomp toward him with toilet paper stuck to their shoes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
And at the station she somehow got past their brutal laughter.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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