brutal
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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
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
Thirty-five years ago it became the focus of a brutal, long-running civil war in Sierra Leone, immortalised by Leonardo Di Caprio in the 2006 Hollywood film Blood Diamonds.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 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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