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He added that he regretted his brusqueness with her and other residents but needed rapid action to address fire risks and other dangers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023

Standing in front of a fireplace and Christmas decorations in the White House’s State Dining Room, he softened his occasional brusqueness with a forced quarter-smile, appearing authoritative but not overbearing.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

Leigh, another of Seattle’s great actors, is a more distant presence here, with an aloof brusqueness that could be an 18-year-old’s lashing out or a 40-something’s entrenched protective mechanism.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021

Wayne Federman, stand-up and professor at the University of South California, says the shift is just a natural part of comedy's evolution, and the deviation away from brusqueness isn't so new.

From BBC • May 30, 2019

From the very first I had been baffled by his brusqueness with the old man.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom