savage
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Our critic said that in it influencer culture “is satirized with savage wit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
In their place is the perfect combination of brilliant individual skill bolted on to a savage work ethic and defensive solidity that will make them a formidable hurdle for Arsenal to overcome.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
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
I knew the rough distances of the stages and the distance between aid stations, but we were out here for a primal, even savage experience, and sometimes the distances were off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Their fierceness and savage temper, however, did not grow less; they had no laws or courts of justice, but each one did as he pleased.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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