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ruthless

[rooth-lis] / ˈruθ lɪs /


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The 95-second Mandarin-language video shows an officer walking through a military installation musing about ruthless power struggles at the top of the armed forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

She has since made frequent appearances on on state media, softening her father's image of a ruthless dictator.

From BBC

In fact, Rome had greater manpower; through the innovation of the corvus, or boarding bridge, Rome leveled Carthage’s advantage at sea, and appears to have been more single-minded and ruthless.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s ruthless in deciding which rhetorical nerves to hit and when to keep society’s blessing for moving his visions forward.

From The Wall Street Journal

He says Scotland can be ruthless but need to be more ruthless, more often.

From BBC