merciless

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The journalist James Agee’s merciless portraits of his subjects remind Mr. Frazier of “those old-time operations that were done on a kitchen table without anesthetic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The 1972 peak was followed by a merciless recession in the mid-1970s, and a heartbreaking stock market bust.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Unlike, for example, Molly Jong-Fast’s merciless “How to Lose Your Mother,” “Bad Bad Girl” doesn’t read like a hit job.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

In particular, Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins has emerged as one of the judiciary’s most astute and merciless critics of the Roberts court.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025

She looked calm and even friendly, but at the same time she looked merciless.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman