harsh
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"We want him to be treated like someone - he's very vulnerable, and I just feel that this is really ruthless and harsh."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
After all, an emergency fund exists to prevent you from having to make a harsh decision at an inconvenient time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
There is a need to double down on preparations and equipment on land that is inherently hostile due to the harsh Arctic conditions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The first demonstrations will evaluate systems designed to survive the lunar night and other harsh conditions, including periods spent in shadow for multiple days.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
And there under the harsh ceiling lights we saw a dismal sight.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Before former President Joe Biden named Khan to lead the FTC in 2021, she was best known for a law review article arguing for harsher enforcement of antitrust laws against companies like Amazon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Others in the market offered a harsher assessment of Warsh’s performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
After her husband's death, she campaigned for legal changes to see harsher sentences for the manslaughter of emergency workers on duty.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Australian victim Bianca Jones' parents criticised the Laos authorities for not pursuing harsher charges.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Perhaps there was now a harsher light at the top of the stairs, for she had never had this difficulty with the mirror there before.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
They formed an essential part of the survival strategies that enabled people to live in some of the harshest environments on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
So California and the other two states have, for now, avoided the harshest possible water cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Russia remains marked by some of the developed world’s harshest mortality rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
A simple row of spruce trees marked the finish line for Canadian army reservists and combat members after a marathon two months pushing through one of the harshest environments on Earth: Canada's vast Arctic.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
I’d seen many of them take on more responsibility and blossom both professionally and personally, even under the glare of the harshest lights.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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