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trenchantly

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Chapters follow Alice into her 30s, trenchantly dissecting the vicious circle of her lifetime dependency on medication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

SAG-AFTRA has trenchantly described how streaming services and AI technology are transforming and threatening the existing creative landscape of Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2023

The Cuban-born Ana Mendieta flew in from the United States to see it, as did the New York sculptor Melvin Edwards, known for his abstract but trenchantly critical “Lynch Fragment Series.”

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2022

But if somebody says trenchantly truthful — something that strikes an emotional chord — people are quick to go on the defensive.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2022

Since Alfred's engagement, Mrs. Yellam had met Mr. Broomfield, and summed him up trenchantly as half a man.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley