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Recent Examples of bruising
Jess Bravin, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2018
Marcus ends her book by wondering whether the neutral ideal of the court can survive the bruising battle of Kavanaugh’s confirmation process.
—John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2020
The new normal Friday marked an end to what has already been a bruising earnings season for the world’s largest oil companies.
—Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 1 May 2020
That did not stop them from using their second pick in the draft on the bruising and proficient A.J. Dillon, who ran for 4,382 yards and 38 touchdowns at Boston College.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2020
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Adding to the challenges for Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court’s latest term, which ended in June, was particularly bruising and divisive.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2018
Marcus ends her book by wondering whether the neutral ideal of the court can survive the bruising battle of Kavanaugh’s confirmation process.
—John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2020
The new normal Friday marked an end to what has already been a bruising earnings season for the world’s largest oil companies.
—Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 1 May 2020
That did not stop them from using their second pick in the draft on the bruising and proficient A.J. Dillon, who ran for 4,382 yards and 38 touchdowns at Boston College.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruising
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The ongoing siege at the Argentine embassy in Caracas is a stark reminder of the oppressive lengths to which Nicolás Maduro’s regime will go to silence dissent.David Smolansky, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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The film embraces heroism in the face of an oppressive regime, the strength of fraternal ties and the themes of love, betrayal, morality and hope.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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But severe weather remained a threat in the region with an atmospheric river event expected to bring gusty winds and very heavy rain, with the potential for flooding, to northern and central California throughout Saturday, the weather service said.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Memory and storage technologies began to recover in the 4th quarter of 2023 after a severe correction in 2022 and most of 2023.Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Making these oversized elephants dance will take way more than slashing budgets and slapping agile jargon on the all-hands PowerPoint presentations.Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Were Republicans discussing slashing entitlement benefits, the main drivers of deficits?Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Chiefs also have rookie Xavier Worthy, but the team needs another receiver on par with Hopkins to ensure the offense stays formidable.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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By her 30th birthday, Giovanni was regularly publishing poems that tapped into the transformative power of focusing inward as a community—and working through what that meant in practice alongside formidable intellectuals such as James Baldwin.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tip: While self-assessing your skills for the new job, take into consideration your ability to manage stressful situations.Rosalba Carandente, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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But finding the right person to present to the rest of the team and work with day in and day out is stressful.Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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The stop texting story even outweighed the Chinese hacking story that led to the FBI warning in the first place.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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There’s a lot of hacking and hewing in mysticism, that the self is something that has to be kind of torn apart, torn open.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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Bureaucracy is much more onerous than what you’re used to in North America.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Typically communities use consensus decision-making, a process that some say can be onerous.Katia Riddle, NPR, 1 Dec. 2024
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After debuting some serious acting chops in 2016’s Mr. Robot, Joey Bada$$ took a brief hiatus from music in 2019 to explore that outlet.Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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Once at the hospital, it was determined that the serious injuries were not life-threatening, Booth said.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Bruising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruising. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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