cruelty
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Those years gave me an early and ugly lesson in mob mentality and collective cruelty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
"It's the gift we give to an audience, it's just to ruminate on that very serious subject, antisemitism, cruelty of all kinds, hatred of the other," Lithgow said.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s a cruelty that Navarrette plays with aplomb, using slight changes in her facial expressions and almost imperceptible eye movements to convey the differences between the two versions of her character.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Altman didn’t build a culture of silence through cruelty.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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