cruelty
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He called on him to quit and injected further tales of alleged cruelty into the discussion.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
His comedic sensibility explores cruelty, shock, transgressions and antiheroes — and it’s also what continues to draw him to literature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
There is shock, anger and sorrow, as well as demands for laws against animal cruelty, which China currently does not have.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Avatar: The Last Airbender” has a similar build and intention, although its makers allow Aang to grapple with the stark reality of human cruelty.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“You’ll manage,” Kaz said, though he knew asking Jesper to spend the night in a gambling den without placing a bet was a particular kind of cruelty.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
From a young age, even in the glitter of 1990s excess, I lived at odds with the cruelties of empire.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
But he also pointed to the cruelties of man.
From BBC ● May 13, 2024
Hedrick and Jerome, as homosexuals determined to flourish in a narrowly heteronormative culture, knew the myriad social controls and cruelties, casual and otherwise, that strangle daily life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Faeries make up for their inability to lie with a panoply of deceptions and cruelties.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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