brutally

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In a show built around characters who fought to obscure nearly every facet of their true inner lives, Maddy was refreshingly, sometimes brutally herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

But this light touch is frustrating for a film that is otherwise candid about the ways we live and the patterns we stumble into, often brutally so.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

And Parillo, a partner at a venture-capital firm, is methodically, brutally, pounding his rivals into submission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But Ford makes millions of cars External link annually, producing relatively low profit margins in a brutally competitive, slow-growing market.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

For a day and a half, Annabelle runs on a brutally hot road, WA 970, through Cle Elum.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti