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heartless

[hahrt-lis] / ˈhɑrt lɪs /


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The story is rudimentary: Elongated blue cat people prepare for a gigantic battle with the nasty, militarized, heartless, corporation-backed human colonists, or “sky people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

“Ben & Jerry’s will become just another brand like any other soulless, heartless, spiritless brand out there — that’s my concern,” Cohen told the Associated Press.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

They described the comments as "horrific" and "unfathomably heartless".

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Though mean-spirited, the jester Rigoletto — Verdi’s hapless, vengeful hunchback — wins our hearts as the outsider whom a heartless world so often abuses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

While that may seem cruel and heartless to most, I knew it was just protocol.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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