ruthless
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But Jaissle has also shown the first sign of a ruthless streak.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
At more than 500 pages, “Men in Love” would have benefited from a more ruthless edit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Its premise—the first, disastrous encounter between a family of placid Neanderthals and a ruthless “new people,” Homo sapiens—is simple, though its execution is anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Haaland is the leader for ruthless efficiency, all facets that feed into a race that could be decided by the smallest detail.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I know it, for now and then I hear a far-away muffled sound as of mattock and spade, and, whatever it is, it must be the end of some ruthless villainy.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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