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This is why Mars, as a malefic, isn’t just about challenge or hardship.
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Colin Bedell, Them, 28 Feb. 2025
There are sinister undertones, but the enamored diners don’t realize they are caught in a malefic game of cat-and-mouse until the second course (raw diver scallop, pickled local seaweeds and algae).
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
Expect a touch of the supernatural, malefic colleagues and plenty of eccentricity.
—Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
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Colin Bedell, Them, 28 Feb. 2025
There are sinister undertones, but the enamored diners don’t realize they are caught in a malefic game of cat-and-mouse until the second course (raw diver scallop, pickled local seaweeds and algae).
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
Expect a touch of the supernatural, malefic colleagues and plenty of eccentricity.
—Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
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“Malefic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malefic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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