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“The ophthalmologist did it very cruelly and quickly,” she recalled in an interview with the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, where she long served on the board and was chairwoman at the time of her death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It was the look of a young man who had just been cruelly pushed around by someone with more power.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I could grab another espresso to cruelly dunk my Boldúmen, but I have a better idea.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Paying tribute, Mark's family previously described him as a "true selfless hero with a heart of gold, who was so cruelly taken trying to save others".

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Francie saw the white doctor coming towards her with the cruelly poised needle.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith