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- adjective
extremely violent .
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Examples
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Most who have read it will confirm that in the same vein as all of Mark Millar's work, it is incredibly violent, described as ultraviolent, and Vaughn wants to keep it that way.
McLovin Will Kick-Ass in Matthew Vaughn's Violent Adaptation! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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During the trip, the members lost, broken bones and skulls are like the film previously won the certificate 18 (the so-called ultraviolent Dark Knight is a 12A).
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Sometimes Johns 'tendency toward the ultraviolent is a bad thing, but I think in the context of a space war involving a second-string hero like Hal "The Boring Green Lantern" Jordan that will ultimately sprawl across probably hundreds of dollars worth of books, it works just fine.
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I'm glad to hear the word "ultraviolent" being used, as I recall reading a while back that they were going for a PG-13 with this one, which would be unfortunate.
Early Reader Review: Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables | /Film 2010
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A similar law signed in Michigan targets "ultraviolent" video games, a phrase that is even more histrionically bereft of serious meaning.
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A similar law signed in Michigan targets "ultraviolent" video games, a phrase that is even more histrionically bereft of serious meaning.
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California's attempt to ban the sale of "ultraviolent" videogames to minors, the group said.
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Despite the fact lower courts around the country have consistently invalidated similar laws, the Supreme Court decided to hear the Schwarzenegger administration's appeal, which argued California has the right to limit "ultraviolent" material sold to minors.
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State Senator LELAND YEE (Democrat, California): The difference is that there is an interactive nature to these ultraviolent video games.
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Among the revelations this time around are The Squirrel Machine by Hans Rickheit, a collection of stories by Dash Shaw, a collection of Basil Wolverton's Culture Corner strips, a new, ultraviolent fantasy graphic novel from Johnny Ryan and -- geezum crow!
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