savage
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And he won another Tony for his savage portrayal of Roy M. Cohn in the Broadway revival of Tony Kushner’s two-part epic, “Angels in America.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
What the LP lacks in soul and intellect it makes up for in savage energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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
She is used to tough questions - but nothing quite so savage and personal as this.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
He sat up, looking more savage than ever.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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