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India’s Physics Olympiad medalists emerge from brutally competitive exams at home; they leave for American research funding, capital markets and compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

But after combing through the info we do have, Slate’s Heather Schwedel renders this brutally honest verdict.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

Fast-forward through many decades: Spain’s Latin American empire, which had so brutally begun in the early 16th century, was breaking into independent nations by the 19th.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

When Emily in Paris was first released in 2020, it was so brutally criticised that writer and executive producer Darren Star had to publicly defend it.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

For some obscure reason he felt the need to be brutally honest; perhaps he had already begun preparing himself for what lay ahead.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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