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On Friday, opposition leader Peter Dutton said he thought it was "a cruel act" and that he was "glad" the influencer has now left.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

President Moon Jae-in regarded the chatrooms as a "cruel act that destroyed lives", according to a spokesman.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2020

He told WYMT: "This is very inhumane and it's a very cruel act of somebody who just apparently had nothing else to do."

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2019

The BBC's Yasine Mohabuth, in Port Louis, said the judge had condemned the cruel act.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2019

Would it not be a wicked and a cruel act to bring her up to an old age of unhappiness and imperfection?

From Strange Stories by Grant Allen




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