harsh
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It’s not gritty and harsh, but rather stunning and lovely — an eerie contrast to the terror and bloodshed of the day itself.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Back at the union’s website, the rhetoric is getting fairly harsh:
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
It certainly feels a very harsh decision to leave someone like Wharton at home, even if Tuchel has many choices in the position.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
For pilgrims travelling from outside the region, the harsh desert climate can be brutal.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
By the summer of 1814, Dolley Madison’s lavish White House parties had given way to the harsh realities of war.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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