savage
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In a third-quarter that made you rub your eyes in disbelief, Scotland were adventurous and attritional; lethal in scoring tries and savage in the collision areas.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Europe’s savage self-destruction reunited techne and themis: the technologies of the Industrial Revolution and the ideologies of the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Fears that artificial intelligence products will butcher the business models of software-as-a-service companies has caused savage selling in their stocks.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
“We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens,” he said during his acceptance speech.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
He felt stunned; it was as though a beloved pet had turned suddenly savage; what had the Prince been thinking to copy such a spell into his book?
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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