savagery

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As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Della Cruz’s stirring Ninoy standing tall against the patriarchal savagery of Renfro’s Ferdinand and the petty vindictiveness of Acasio’s well-drawn Imelda is a powerful call to action.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

"We're not going to allow this kind of savagery to destroy our society anymore," Trump said at a memorandum-signing in the Oval Office.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

It was hard to look at the savagery of, for example, Selma—as most Americans did, in photographs and on television—and not see what was wrong.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

For while our noses and lungs feasted on nature’s goodness, our eyes were assaulted by evidence of her savagery.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson