cruelly
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How can a black boy be fearless in America, Bernadette asks, and answers: What follows for John is a warped upbringing of parental favoritism mixed with cruelly rigorous training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an avid soccer fan, said Balogun was "cruelly" issued a red card although he stayed mum on Trump's involvement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Am I so cruelly esoteric that mainstream ideas of gayness do nothing for me?
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot" day by Japanese and international media.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
I lay still, thinking how mean it was of me to reject her so cruelly, but I also knew that I was incapable of answering her any other way.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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