brutal
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The Lebanese Army has reacted furiously to the attack, accusing Israel of "brutal, deliberate and repeated aggression".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The beautiful, sometimes brutal honesty brought me back to “Monsters Inc.” and “Finding Nemo” more times than I could count.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Younger borrowers facing student-loan repayments and a brutal entry-level jobs market are struggling too, she noted.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Fred Trump, according to Tony Schwartz, who ghostwrote the president’s book “The Art of the Deal,” was “a very brutal guy” — a martinet of a father who shipped his son off to military school.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The consequences for opening the window were brutal enough without placing blame and starting arguments.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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