savage
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Early reviewers, writes Ms. Lutz, found the book “too gloomy, savage, and eccentric.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“The water comes out in very fast movements, with a high velocity, and it scrapes away all these materials” from the valley, said Sattar, creating a “hyper-concentrated” flood that is savage in its power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
In England the media coverage of refereeing is savage.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
All would be lost, however, without Mays’ quicksilver brilliance — the way he can shift from savage irony to vindictive rage to godless despair in the space of a line.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
His ear focused on the howl of the aircraft and an unformed prayer arose in him that this engine retain its demon whine, its savage articulation.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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