brutal
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Or maybe you think about the brutal reaction his work provoked from conservatives.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
And given that, the brutal, legend-humbling race, all grit and grind, makes perfect sense.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Whether driven by survival needs, conflict, or both, this behavior reveals a complex and sometimes brutal side of Neanderthal life.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Mr. Lane’s sadly sloping eyebrows, his hunched gait—as if awaiting another blow from a brutal universe—are physical expressions of a man who is doomed to defeat as soon as we see him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
And he thought of their feet so swift and brutal, and the dark gray clothes they wore, and how when they passed they did not see him, or, if they saw him, they smirked.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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