brutal
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All that is happening as investors expect a shipping volume rebound in 2026 following a brutal three-year post-Covid freight recession.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
But reducing extreme ideas to their brutal implementation ignores all the events that precede the bullet.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
And when he finally made it into the lineup, Arenas was thrown into a starring role in the middle of a brutal Big Ten slate and struggled to adjust.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Carter provided one of the best examples of quickly going from negative to positive when he found himself 4-0 down to John Higgins at the mid-session interval, gaining just 37 points in four brutal frames.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
“Would you two killers please sit your brutal selves down at the kitchen table and eat some popcorn,” Lillian said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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