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brutal

[broot-l] / ˈbrut l /




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The brutal artificial-intelligence selloff that rocked the market on Friday may end up being short-lived.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The brutal homicide of America’s longest-running television newsmagazine was reported last week by its immaculately coiffed and richly compensated frontman Scott Pelley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

Stocks overall saw a brutal selloff Friday, after a strong jobs report for May ignited fears that the Federal Reserve might be too late in raising interest rates to tame inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In spite of Vic’s brutal honesty, it felt great to finally unburden all of this on someone.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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