Word: brutalize
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...thirteen deaths; rumors suggest that the toll was much higher. There were hundreds of casualties. Thousands were arrested, and the courts martial began to sentence in closed session. The November 25 coup, instantly recognized by the U.S. government, brought to the forefront of the junta the head of the brutal Military Security Police. The situation seems more threatening for the prisoners--and for all Greeks...
...describes the oppression of the local Sioux tribes by the U.S. government as desperate Indians take to the warpath seeking food and redress, sweeping the settlers up in yet another external force they cannot comprehend but only react to. Troell does not look for easy morals--his Indians are brutal, gaunt and dirty beside the blond and prosperous farmers. The worst of their savageries, the disembowelment of a pregnant settler, was cut from the film by an offended American distributor...
French Pride. Europeans feel that detente between Moscow and Washington is a diplomatic way to describe a situation where two states are drawn together by the sheer power they exercise, and their ability to exclude others. They are unhappy with Kissinger's brutal but accurate description of Europe as a minor power with regional interests, while the U.S. is a power with global interests. They are no longer sure of their individual relationships with the U.S., and because of this they are backing into more dependence on each other...
...Philly bar scene is a brutal circuit that can pay as high as $1,000 a week a man during peak season. "But you have to break in," says Joe Healy, the good-natured, balding bass player. "We never really did. Down there, they go for flashy outfits. Sequins. And they want big equipment. We're not into that. Here in Boston they look at the equipment we've got, and they're overwhelmed...
When the rare brutal cop knocks in a son or daughter's (or one's own) teeth after a minor pot bust, if the press has been forced down the drain, then that cop will be around to knock out some more teeth...