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Noun
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Two swaggering outlaws roll into a mining town and unleash a wave of cruelty.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026 -
Erie police are working with the shelter's cruelty team to get justice for the husky pup, named Aimee after the Erie police dispatcher who took the original call.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Someone that was so divisive and creating content that was purely based on hatred.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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In the same collections of letters and other writing that record his intense hatred, there are also plenty of tender comments about his homeland.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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There are cheerful barging amateurs, happy to be bounced about, and there are prowling malevolences, waiting for the moment to blindside someone or chuck an elbow in their face.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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Technical contributions are aces: Robert Richardson’s garish but subdued lighting clues us to the malevolence beneath the glitter, while Thelma Schoonmaker Powell’s editing perfectly punctu ates the frenzy.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Nov. 2025
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Down 14 points with 30 seconds left, the viciousness of the hit seemed more about injuring than winning a game that was already settled.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The casual viciousness of children is the centerpiece of the film, which has triggered audiences who grew up in the same era as Polinger.—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s malice and incompetence alienates voters, who then publicly voice their discontent, encouraging other political actors and institutions to see him not as a crusading avatar of national destiny but as a weakened figure.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Here, the trial court allowed limited discovery to determine which of the defendants were responsible for which statements, whether those statements were made with actual malice, and on whether Wunsch had suffered damages as a result of the defendants' statements.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But that’s often in spite of, not because of, government design.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jennings is held together by tape, adrenaline, and pure spite.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An effective treatment for pancreatic cancer would represent a major advance against one of the most lethal malignancies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Dec. 2025
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The researchers will now investigate its efficacy in breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma and other malignancies, and fine tune delivery and dosage methods.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Dec. 2025
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After years of fighting for its survival in the face of hacks and growing regulatory hostility, crypto’s fortunes abruptly change.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jewish and civil rights groups blasted the move as weakening safeguards, fueling criticism that Mamdani’s early agenda signals hostility toward Israel and the Jewish community.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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