brutal
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People sit on top of the world one moment, and they experience a brutal reversal of fortune on the stock market the next.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
"But especially with younger kids, it's been absolutely brutal... I was here last summer, actually, and somehow it actually feels even hotter this year than it did a year ago."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
That's when the "brutal mobilisation" phase began, according to opposition MP Oleksandr Honcharenko.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Friday’s selloff capped a brutal week for what were once the market’s favorite stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Alternatively a Jarvey may be used, though many wizards nowadays find this method of gnome-control too brutal.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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