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unsparing

[uhn-spair-ing] / ʌnˈspɛər ɪŋ /


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The judge who sentenced Peters in October 2024 was unsparing.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

But Hilton is now utterly unsparing in his criticism of California.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

The writing has something in common with Annie Ernaux’s unsparing ethnological studies, except that Ms. Riley’s book consists of a patchwork of narratives whose thematic connections are only subtly suggested.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

In “Tojo,” Peter Mauch, who teaches Asian history at Western Sydney University, delivers a deeply researched and unsparing portrait of Japan’s most infamous modern leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

We could no longer detect the city, the night was so black, so full of water and motion, so unsparing was the drench.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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