cruel
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Wildlife conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra, who led the pro bono public interest case, told AFP her petition had challenged state governments "supporting horrifically cruel practices".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Martin’s fantasy world of Westeros in “House of the Dragon” is a particularly cruel place to be sensitive, whether to the declining fortunes of a kingdom or the machinations of the spirit world.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
They were strong confident guys who were too cool and funny to be derailed by a cruel comment or a size-related mishap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But in a cruel twist, Cubans are still spending much of their days without electricity despite the surge in new solar capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He liked that none of them were cruel.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Trump’s treatment of Cornyn was crueler than that of Cassidy.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
To Valerie’s credit, she transformed her “Room and Bored” struggles into an Emmy-winning performance on its crueler version, “Seeing Red.”
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
I recognize, of course, that life isn’t fair and that many families are grappling with circumstances far crueler than ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
He’s never done anything crueler than return a library book past due.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
He reminded me of Apollo, God of the Sun, except the Titans light was harsher, and his expression crueler.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Tennis is the cruelest game for a variety of reasons, Mr. Futterman contends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But at the same time, even under the cruelest dictatorships, it has still managed to produce fine literature.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Some Wall Street analysts are insisting that April — contrary to its label as the cruelest month — is actually one of the better months for the U.S. stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
If that’s even 10 percent true, it has to rank as one of the cruelest historical ironies imaginable.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
“You are merely a child, and children are sometimes the cruelest of all. You have taken everything from me. For that, I curse you, daughter of Indra,” said Shukra.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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