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The man for the job could be Achiuwa — or the team could prefer a more bruising presence in the middle of its second unit.—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 4 July 2024 In many cases, however, voters appeared jaded by an election cycle that devolved into one of the most bruising and divisive in recent memory.—Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 6 Nov. 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 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 See All Example Sentences for bruising
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