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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
In many states, reform advocates and student activists pushing to ban harsh discipline policies have found a receptive audience in lawmakers.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
His remarks in Spanish weren’t as long — but were harsher.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
While many ice plunges advertise themselves as backyard-friendly, this is the only one professionally rated for outdoor use, featuring a robust military-grade exterior fortified with durable coatings to endure even the harshest environments.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
But for climber Alex Honnold, some such places, found in the harshest and most unforgiving of environments, still exist and are ripe for adventure.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Hunter would learn, for example, that her cousin, Józef, was born in a Siberian labor camp, and that his mother used her breast milk to keep his eyes from freezing in the harsh weather.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
McDaniel has been a Trump lackey of the first order, a 2020 election denier and a harsh critic of the media, NBC and MSNBC in particular.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2024
Both of them reflect Jude’s disdain for the ways people inoculate themselves from harsh truths in order to enjoy a false, sunnier version of life.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English harsk, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian harsk harsh
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Harsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harsh. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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