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- r in a blunt direct manner
- Back in the office she met the tall young man again, answered brusquely when he asked: "What became of the Bull of Bashan?" She then learned that the tall young man was her boss .
- He brusquely de posed General George Zoitakis, who had been Regent and acting head of state since King Constantine fled the country following an unsuccessful countercoup.
- Especially in situations where layoffs aren't handled gracefully like those in which employees are brusquely escorted to the door workers can wind up distracted and rigid .