harshly
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"At the time I thought I was linking it to my trauma, and I was judging him and what he'd done more harshly because of my trauma," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Meta has been judged harshly for spending billions of dollars on AI without becoming a leader in the technology, so Muse’s popularity surprised some, according to Jefferies senior analyst Brent Thill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Investors reacted harshly after Dick’s Sporting Goods reported disappointing quarterly results on Tuesday and, perhaps more important, lowered its profit outlook for fiscal 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
And violations of public trust are typically judged quite harshly.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Although the Earl of Cork was almost a model landlord, most of his English counterparts treated the Irish so harshly that some sort of rebellion was inevitable, and it happened to break out in 1641.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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